Cassius Marcellus Coolidge was an American artist, mainly known for his series of paintings Dogs Playing Poker. The picture above, 'A Bachelor's Dog', is apart of that series. In his paintings he sometimes has stories with them. 'A Bachelor's Dog' painting is just a dog looking at mail and relaxing. For cosmetic purposes he used 'Kash' on his artwork instead of his actual name. Cassius was born on September 18, 1844 and passed away on January 13, 1934.
Surprisingly 'Kash' had very little expereince with painting, which most of his painting are oil paintings. After leaving the family farm in the early 1860s, Coolidge had many careers. Between 1868 and 1872 he worked as a druggist and sign painter, founded a bank and a newspaper, then moved from Antwerp, New York, to Rochester. Where he started painting dogs in human situations.
Unfortunately there isn't much said about Coolidge. Back then files were very difficult to keep of people. But his artwork insprired many, and was a big part of the world of art.