Description: Cassius Marcellus Coolidge"Breach of Promise Suit" This print is:NewCustom Framed in a brown wood frameMattedFramed Size 19" x 21"Image Size 12" x 16"Art PrintReady to Hang (Hardware already on frame)This painting shows a court case over a breach of promise to marry. This was formerly a common law cause of action when a man became engaged, often after seducing a woman, but later changed his mind and refused to marry her. In this suit, perhaps the bulldog in front of the crate promised himself to the Boston Terrier pleading her case before the judge. Letters, pictures, and jewelry lay on the ground to the judge’s right, probably evidence in the proceeding. The puppies on the far left could even be the result of this seduction. The court room spectators look on closely as they watch this soap opera unfold.It was probably painted between 1909 and 1910.About the Artist:Cassius Marcellus Coolidge was an American artist, mainly known for his series of portraits Dogs Playing Poker. Known as "Cash" or "Kash" in his family, he often signed his work in the 19th century with the latter spelling, sometimes spelling his name, for comic effect, as Kash Koolidge. Born September 18th, 1844 in Antwerp, New York and died January 13th, 1934, Coolidge (aka Kash Koolidge) was an American artist, best known for his series of paintings "Dogs Playing Poker". He often signed his work Kash Koolidge in the 20th century for comic effect. Coolidge was born to abolitionist Quaker farmers, and was raised near Philadelphia, New York. Like many American painters, he had almost no formal training as an artist.Coolidge left the family farm in the early 1860s and struggled to find permanent work. Between 1868 and 1872 he worked as a druggist and a sign painter, at one point founded a bank and also a newspaper, before eventually moving to Rochester, NY, where he started painting dogs in human situations. His art career began during the 1860s/70s with a small gig making cartoons for a local newspaper.Coolidge is credited with creating "comic foregrounds," which are novelty photographs wherein the sitter held a canvas in front of them and Coolidge drew or painted a caricature version of their body on the canvas. This was then photographed to create the final portrait. This later morphed into pre-painted foregrounds on wood with holes that people could place their heads in to create the illusion that they are the caricatures, which became a popular thing to do at midways, carnivals and amusement parks.His most famous paintings are "Poker Game", an oil on canvas work done in 1894 depicting dogs playing poker, and a series of similar paintings he made afterwards due to the initial success of the first painting.
Price: 79.99 USD
Location: Deer Park, New York
End Time: 2024-11-12T20:39:37.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Artist: C.M. Coolidge
Type: Print
Width (Inches): 21
Item Height: 16 in
Height (Inches): 19
Theme: Art
Style: Americana, Colonial, Illustration Art, Old Master Print, Realism
Title: Breach of Promise Suit
Features: Framed, Matted
Material: Paper
Framing: 21 in
Subject: Dog, Nature, Legal, Law, Court
