Dog Art Today

Category: Dog Art Books

  • Father’s Day Gift # 4: Jeff Koons Book-Object

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    Often seen as the bad boy of the art world, Jeff Koons has a precocious side too, as exhibited by his 43-foot tall floral terrier Puppy that resides outside Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum. If your dad is a fan of this post-pop icon, he’ll love this limited edition art book, Jeff Koons, signed by the artist and published by Taschen (only 1500 copies). Yes, it is $1000, but that’s cheaper than a trip to Spain.

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    Or get him a print of Aaronel deRoy Gruber’s Jeff Koons’ Puppy View 4. (Pictured above.) from Michael Berger Gallery.

  • Father’s Day Gift #1: William Secord’s Dog Painting 1840-1940

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    Subtitled A Social History of the Dog in Art, and written by world renowned expert in the field, Secord’s 367 page book is considered the definitive study of the origins and explosive popularity of dog painting in England and America. Now in it’s 6th printing, Dog Painting 1840-1940 ($56.39) is a wonderful gift for dog-loving dads with artistic sensibilities.

    If dad’s coffee table is really empty, consider Secord’s follow up, Dog Painting, The European Breeds, ($62. 29) too.

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    Or visist William Secord Gallery to pick out an actual 19th or 20th Century dog masterpiece for dad’s den.

  • Picasso & Lump

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    In 1957, renowned war photographer, David Douglas Duncan, took his camera and his Dachshund, Lump (Rascal in German), to shoot his favorite new subject, Pablo Picasso. Upon arrival at Picasso’s Villa Californie, Lump made himself at home and stayed for six years. There, he sat beside the famously private artist as he worked, found his way into 44 paintings, and became “the only dog Picasso took in his arms.” Relish Lump’s fabulous life in Duncan’s wonderful book
    Picasso & Lump: A Dachshund’s Odyssey