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C.M. Coolidge Framed Print c1903 - 2012aug - General Americana

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
C.M. Coolidge Framed Print c1903 - 2012aug - General Americana
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Classic "A BOLD BLUFF" print, the "Dogs Playing Poker" painting that has become an icon. The artist was Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (1844-1934). The series of prints was originally commissioned in 1903 by Brown & Bigelow to sell cigars. The original painting fetched $590,400.00 at auction in February of 2005. The back story is that the St. Bernard has bluffed the others into folding with his less-than-magnificent hand. Original print in original frame, no glass. Measures 16.5" x 12". - Jacobitz Collection -59538