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Dogs Playing Poker by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge Fetches $193,000 at the 10th Annual Dogs in Art Auction, Including Sporting Art.
Including a Selection of Fine Sporting Paintings and the Original Artwork for the 2008 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Dog Brunch Hosted with The Westminster Kennel Club Benefited Angel On A Leash Therapy Dog Program
Coinciding each year with the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Doyle New York’s 10th Annual Dogs in Art auction on February 12, 2008 showcased canine paintings and sculpture and sporting art by some of the genre's most important artists. Hundreds of art collectors and dog fanciers from across the nation and around the world vied for breed portraits that highlight a breed’s characteristics, sporting paintings that illustrate a dog’s working abilities, and charming pet portraits, as well as fine sporting paintings.
With spirited bidding in the salesroom, on the telephones and via the Internet, the sale totaled a strong $676,350, well over the pre-sale estimate of $427,180-610,345 with 84% sold by lot and 93% sold by value.
 CASSIUS MARCELLUS COOLIDGE
Highlighting the sale was Only a Pair of Deuces by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, depicting a group of dogs around a poker table. After strong competition in the salesroom and on the telephones, it sold to a phone bidder for staggering $193,000. The work was one of two paintings in the auction by Coolidge, both from the estate of the artist’s daughter, Marcella B. Coolidge. The other painting, entitled A Breach of Promise Suit, illustrated a canine court proceeding set barn and sold to a phone bidder for $32,200. On February 15, 2005, Doyle New York auctioned a pair of paintings depicting dogs playing poker by Coolidge, A Bold Bluff and Waterloo, which achieved a record $590,400 for the pair. For further information, see below, or click here
BENEFIT BRUNCH CO-HOSTED WITH THE WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB
During the exhibition of the Dogs in Art Auction, Doyle New York and the Westminster Kennel Club co-hosted a champagne brunch to benefit Angel On A Leash therapy dog program at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. The brunch featured a private viewing of the Dogs in Art sale, a complimentary auction catalogue, and take-home "doggie bags" courtesy of Pedigree® Food for Dogs. For further information, see below, or click here.
 ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR
THE 2008 WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW
Doyle New York was honored to auction the original artwork for the 2008 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show for the benefit of Westminster’s Angel On A Leash therapy dog program. For further information, see below, or click here.
NEXT DOGS IN ART AUCTION
February 2009
CONSIGNMENTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED
To have your property evaluated for possible consignment in the next auction of Dogs in Art, Including Sporting Art, please contact: Elaine Banks Stainton, 212-427-4141, ext 249, paintings@DoyleNewYork.com
CATALOGUE
Subscriptions Department, 212-427-4141, ext. 257, subscriptions@DoyleNewYork.com
View the February 12, 2008 catalogue.
MEDIA CONTACT
Louis LeB. Webre, Vice President, Marketing and Media, 212-427-4141, ext 232, louis@DoyleNewYork.com
Images and interviews are available upon request.
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A SELECTION OF AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
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CASSIUS MARCELLUS COOLIDGE (1844-1934) was born near the town of Antwerp in upstate New York to abolitionist Quaker farmers, Nathan and Martha Coolidge, who named him after Cassius Marcellus Clay, the famed Kentucky anti-slavery crusader. Cassius Coolidge, or “Cash” as many called him, engaged in a remarkably diverse series of professions early in his life. He established Antwerp’s first bank and newspaper, was co-owner of two drugstores, patented a fare-collecting device for streetcars, and even wrote an opera. An accomplished cartoonist, he is also credited with creating the familiar life-size Boardwalk cutouts, which he called Comic Foregrounds, into which one's head was placed so as to be photographed as an amusing character.
In 1903, Coolidge contracted with the advertising firm of Brown & Bigelow of St. Paul, Minnesota to create sixteen paintings of dogs in various human-like situations. Nine of these paintings depicted dogs around a card table. On February 15, 2005, Doyle New York auctioned two works from the series, A Bold Bluff and Waterloo, which sold for a record $590,400.
In 1909, Coolidge married Gertrude Kimmel (1880?-1977), who was employed as a letter painter in his Comic Foreground business. A year later, she gave birth to the couple’s only child, Marcella B. Coolidge (1910-2007).
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Lot 2078A
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
American, 1844-1934
Only a Pair of Deuces
Signed CM Coolidge and inscribed with copyright symbol (lr); inscribed on the reverse "Only a Pair of Deuces"/Copyright/1910/by/C.M. Coolidge
Oil on canvas
24 x 36 inches (61 x 91.4 cm)
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Estate of Gertrude Kimmel Coolidge, wife of the artist
Thence by descent to Marcella B. Coolidge, daughter of the artist, San Diego, California
SOLD FOR $193,000
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Lot 2078B
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
American, 1844-1934
A Breach of Promise Suit
Signed CM Coolidge and inscribed with copyright symbol (ll); inscribed as titled on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
20 x 28 inches (50.8 x 71.1 cm)
Unframed
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Estate of Gertrude Kimmel Coolidge, wife of the artist
Thence by descent to Marcella B. Coolidge, daughter of the artist, San Diego, California
SOLD FOR $32,200
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Lot 2164
Aiden Lassell Ripley
American, 1896-1969
Sport at Laurel Hill Plantation, 1939
Signed A. Lassell Ripley and dated 1939 (lr)
Watercolor and gouache over pencil on paper laid down on board
26 7/8 x 39 inches (68.3 x 99 cm)
Provenance:
Collection of E.F. Hutton and Dorothy Dear Hutton
Thence by decent to the present owner
Exhibited:
The Sporting Gallery and Bookshop Inc., New York
Pictured as members of the hunting party are, from left, Edward Francis Hutton (second from left); his wife, Dorothy Dear Hutton; Dina Merrill and Joan Metzger Patterson (daughter of Dorothy and Edward Hutton.)
SOLD FOR $79,000
A world auction record for the artist
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Lot 2069
William Henry Hamilton Trood
British, 1860-1899
Sleeping Pups
Signed W.H. Trood and dated 1890 (lr)
Oil on canvas
12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.5 cm)
Provenance:
Arthur Tooth & Sons, London
SOLD FOR $40,000
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Lot 2163
Roland H. Clark
American, 1874-1957
Ducks In Flight
Signed Roland Clark (ll)
Oil on canvas
34 1/4 x 46 inches
Provenance:
Private Collection, Louisville, Kentucky (possibly acquired directly from the artist)
Thence by descent to the present owner
SOLD FOR $40,000
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Lot 2162
George Browne
Canadian, 1918-1958
Ruffed Grouse in a Snow Covered Forest
Signed George Browne (ll)
Oil on canvas
25 x 30 1/8 inches (63.5 x 76.5 cm)
SOLD FOR $22,500
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Lot 2152
Archibald Thorburn
British, 1860-1935
The End of the Season - Grouse Packing, 1931
Signed A. Thorburn and dated 1931 (ll); inscribed as titled and numbered 48 on the reverse
Watercolor and ink heightened with white on board
11 x 15 1/8 inches (28 x 38.4 cm)
SOLD FOR $17,500
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Lot 2064A
Pierre Jules Mene
French, 1810-1879
Valet de Limier, 1879
Signed P.J. Mene and dated 1879
Bronze
Height excluding base 18 inches (45.7 cm)
SOLD FOR $13,750
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Lot 2161
Harry Curieux Adamson
American, b. 1916
Canvasbacks in Flight
Signed Harry Curieux Adamson (lr)
Oil on canvas
22 x 30 inches (56 x 76.2 cm)
SOLD FOR $13,750
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Lot 2097
Henry H. Cross
American, 1837-1918
Major McKinley (Brindle Great Dane), Owner General J.T. Torrence , 1896
Signed H.H. Cross (lr) and dated 1896 (lr); inscribed on the dog's collar Major McKinley//Gen. J.T. Torrence/88 Bellevue Pl./Chicago, Ill.
Oil on canvas
52 x 75 5/8 inches (132 x 192.2 cm)
SOLD FOR $10,000
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Lot 2150
William Woodhouse
British, 1857-1937
The Catch
Signed W. Woodhouse (lr)
Oil on canvas
24 x 20 1/8 inches (61 x 51 cm)
SOLD FOR $10,000
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Lot 2119
Sidney Pike
British, Early 20th Century
A Run Through Burnham Beeches, Bucks and Fox Hunt at Taplow, Bucks, 1917: Two
Each signed Sidney Pike (lr) and dated 1917 (ll) and each inscribed with title and date on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
Each 12 1/8 x 18 1/8 inches (30.7 x 46 cm)
SOLD FOR $8,750
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ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR THE 2008 WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW
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Doyle New York was honored to offer the original artwork for the 2008 poster of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The bright lights of New York City, the Empire State Building lit in the Westminster club colors of purple and gold, and the historic Plaza and the Pulitzer Fountain provide the spectacular backdrop for this painting by acclaimed artist Malcolm Farley (American, b. 1957). In the foreground are the 2007 Best In Show winner, James, and other beautiful dogs representing the various competitive groups of the dog show, as well as the Pointer, the Westminster Kennel Club symbol.
This painting has been consigned by the Westminster Kennel Club and will be sold to benefit Westminster¹s Angel On A Leash therapy dog program.
Malcolm Farley
(American, b. 1957)
Westminster. There's Only One.
Signed, Acrylic on canvas,
36 x 48 inches
Provenance: The Collection of the Westminster Kennel Club, New York, New York
SOLD FOR $4,800
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 BENEFIT BRUNCH CO-HOSTED WITH THE WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB
Sunday, February 10 from 10am - Noon
Doyle New York and the Westminster Kennel Club cordially invite you and your canine companion to a champagne brunch to benefit Angel On A Leash therapy dog program at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. The brunch will feature a private viewing of the Dogs in Art sale, a complimentary auction catalogue, and take-home "doggie bags" courtesy of Pedigree® Food for Dogs. Special guests include some of the therapy dogs and their humans who volunteer in the Angel On A Leash program.
Admission is by a donation of $50 in advance / $60 at the door to Angel On A Leash, a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Reservations are required. For information and reservations, please call 212-427-4141, ext. 600, or email Events@DoyleNewYork.com.
You may also purchase tickets in advance using PayPal and/or credit card
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