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Dogs Playing Poker as High Art
F. Lennox Campello is a widely published Washington, DC and Philadelphia based art critic, as well as an award winning artist and curator. He is also often heard on NPR and the Voice of America discussing visual art issues. …
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1 - alienboy
It is at rare moments like this that I think, yeah, I SHOULD get a gun...lol
2 - Shark
Oh.
My.
Gawd.
I LOVE IT!
Half a mil is a helluva deal for THE most recognizable 'art' icon in American history.
PS: and thanks for the heads up, Lenny.
3 - Dean
Hmmm, I prefer the less known "Dogs Playing Billiards" whch hangs in my spare room....
Everyone knows that dachsunds can't bluff worth a damn...
4 - Eric Berlin
I've always dug the dogs playing poker (especially in velvet) and was especially jealous of my friend who proudly displayed the classic depiction on his wall during freshman year of college.
Nowadays, I like to bring up the subject as a joke/threat when the wife attempts to put through an umpteenth home redesign.
5 - Angela Chen Shui
Yes, heard mention of this today. People always pay well for 'two rare paintings' and the excitement of the Westminster show certainly helped!
6 - DrPat
How many know that "Dogs Playing" art was painted as a cynical rejection of other ubiquitous velvet paintings of the day, (dejected Christ in various scenes, always in gory detail)?
7 - Eric Berlin
Had no idea, DrPat -- very cool.