Board is framed in a slightly concave hardwood frame; sight size 13.5″ x 10.75″, total frame size 16.25″ x 13.75″ inches. Painting has chipping with loss to paint in lower left corner, and also along top ridge (please see photos). Painting does not bear a signature as it may have been lost with chipping to paint. Condition issues and loss of signature are reflected in the listing price. However, the artwork has been determined to be an authentic original by Coolidge, and was found in the belongings of his personal estate. Coolidge (Cassius’s brother) signed by both C. Coolidge and John Coolidge, also with impressed notary stamp’Cassius M. 42nd Street, New York’. Measures 6.75″ x 2.75″ inches. Aside from being well know for his’dogs playing poker’ paintings, Coolidge was also credited to be the inventor of comic foregrounds, the photographic boards often seen at fairs where you stick your head through a hole that has a caricaturized body. This was patented under his’Kash Del’ moniker. The tintype shown does come from the Coolidge estate and will offered for sale at another date. ABOUT THE CASSIUS COOLIDGE COLLECTION. Examples addressed to Brown and Bigelow concerning the liquidation of his’Dogs Playing Poker’ series, and far more to mention. How the contents ended up in a storage unit is a mystery, but the only likely explanation is that Mr. Coolidge’s personal effects were handed down to a friend or relative after the death of Gertrude’Marcella’ Coolidge, Cassius’s daughter (2007) in San Diego; thereafter left behind in an unpaid storage unit. Throughout the course of her life, historians were aware of these personal effects, but Marcella remained ambivalent to ever share them publicly – only offering a biographical account that she wrote herself in a few paragraphs. She cited that she did not take her father seriously as an artist. The items in this listing and others similar are guaranteed to be authentic. You will receive genuine articles that were the personal belongings or creations of Cassius Marcellus Coolidge. In the future I will slowly be offering additional items from his estate; if you have any interest in acquiring something I have yet listed, please contact me and I will work to add it to my store. Should there be any issues, please contact me within 7 days of receiving your parcel and I will work as quickly as possible to make resolution. Additional photos of damages may be requested, depending on the nature of the item (s). Your item (s) will be carefully packaged in order to ensure a safe arrival at your doorstep. Every item offered is stored and handled with love in a smoke / pet free environment. All descriptions and details are offered as accurately as possible. Additional measurements or photos available on request.
