Monday, November 30, 2015

"Dogs playing Poker" painting sells for record price

The famous picture "Dogs Playing Poker" just sold for $658,000 at auction.


The art market is, err, ruff.

Hat tip: Chris Lynch.

6 comments:

  1. TacitusNovember 30, 2015 at 11:32 AM

    The artist responsible for the Dogs Playing Poker series was one Cassius Marcellus Coolidge. He also invented a technology still in use today....silly pictures you put yourself into by sticking your head through a hole and becoming, well, whatevers. So C.M. Coolidge kind of did invent the Selfie.

    An underappreciated genius in my humble opinion.

    Tacitus

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  2. ASM826November 30, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    I feel hounded by these doggone puns.

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  3. AaronNovember 30, 2015 at 1:15 PM

    Yet another comment thread that has already gone to the dogs....

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  4. Old NFONovember 30, 2015 at 4:22 PM

    Wowzer...

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  5. SiGraybeardNovember 30, 2015 at 6:12 PM

    Wait... This isn't The Onion? You mean someone really paid 2/3 of a million for that?

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  6. Jerry The GeekDecember 1, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    Damn! I didn't know it was up for auction!

    I would have paid an easy $20 ... maybe thirty ... for this oft-reproduced piece of art!

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