Hello! I am SO hoping you can help me! I cannot seem to find what I have online anywhere for sale or otherwise and I am trying to find out about it and it's value. I have an awesome collection of prints of paintings passed down from my grandmother, as they were my late grandfather's. They were antique collectors, had money to spend on them, and took METICULOUS care of every possession. They were wrapped, and wrapped again in a box for decades now. My husband and I just discovered them. It is a collection of at least 5 CM Coolidge Pokewr Dogs series. We carefully removed the backing of the frame (which we will have put back on by an expert) to see what was at the bottom of the print and see the paper quality. It appears that they are indeed quite old. The paper surrounding the print is somewhat ivory, not the brighter white you see on prints nowadays. It is more a yellow toned white. The paper is excellent quality, not thin and not card stock like current reproductions. The bottom of the print shows the title of the actual painting and then at the very bottom in tiny print (which we had to de-frame to discover) it reads: PUBLISHED BY ARTHUR A. KAPLAN CO. . NYC. NO. PD 8 PRINTED BY BROWN & BIGELOW DIV. OF STANDARD PACKAGING CORP. U.S.A. I was told they were very valuable by my mother from her knowledge of them growing up (they were my grandfather's obsession). I have been able to find out that there are many mass produced copies. The few I have found that sounded legit ended up having a different Printer or publisher and the expert had told them they were worth a couple hundred, but the originals would have another name. I have done exhausting searches on authenticating these prints with no success, nothing for sale anywhere with the exact phrasing at the bottom of my collection. Which tells me they may in fact be of the original prints. Might you have any input? I know for certain that I have: Pinched by Four Aces, His Station and Four Aces, Poker Sympathy, A Friend in Need, and Waterloo. They measure 16"w x 12"h. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

I have one print of coolidge painting of "A Friend in Need." It has the B&B in the bottom right corner of the picture and coolidge name in the left lower corner with a design in front of his name. Is it possible to find out if it is worth anything. It has been handed downed to me from my grandparents.

I have one print of a coolidge painting titled,"A Friend in Need." It has the B&B stamp in the bottom right hand corner and the coolidge name in the bottom left hand corner , with a design in front of his name. This print was handed down to me by my grandparents. The paper and frame all seem original. It is in good condition.

I also have the same 5 prints that you do which belonged to my Grandfather and have been curious about their value. Looking online I found a gentlemen who was selling two sets of the same 5 that he said he had ordered new in the 1960's with the same Arthur A Kaplan Co PD 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8 in the bottom corner. He had never framed them. I also found other people who had the same 5 for sale on different sites, framed and unframed, and claimed they were 1950's era.

I really think these 5 prints were re-issued and offered for sale as a set in the 50's to 60's and not original Coolidge prints from the 1920's and 30's. I just don't think it's a coincidence that of the 16 dog prints that Coolidge did everyone has the same 5 unless this was the case. I'm certainly not an authority on it, just sharing what I've pieced together from what little I've found about them. Hope it helps.

I also have the same 5 prints--PD 1,2,3,7 and 8! Has anyone figured out when they were printed and sold? I would think the N.Y.C. way of writing the address would indicate no later than 1945.

I have 6 of these pictures, guessing from the 60's era. They hung in my g-pa's bar, there's pics from that time with these pictures hanging in the background. I have just begun my researching in regards to these Coolidge classics. I posses 'POKER SYMPATHY' 'A WATERLOO' 'HIS STATION AND FOUR ACES' 'PINCHED WITH FOUR ACES' 'A FRIEND IN NEED' and the larger pic I have from the series is called 'THE HUSTLER'. Although I have no intention of selling them; discovering their history, value and having them proudly on display is what interests me most...

My Mother has 4 of the painting as well! And Like the others on here They have the same Signature and BB Bigleow on it as well! I would like to know if they r indeed the actual Painting Or a Print I have seen various amounts of these painting everywhere in the USA! But None of them were like My moms! She even had a 3 D Sculpture of the same Dogs But it got broke! But I would like to know if these r Priceless or Worthless! Not wanting to sell them However if real I would like to know How to identify that!