Unique Poker Gift
January 31, 2012 Poker Art Poker Presents
The usual list of poker gifts includes articles like poker cards, poker chips, poker chips case, poker accessories and the like. We do not suggest that you go on and present your buddy a grand poker table, unless you are sitting over millions. There are some inexpensive yet unique poker gifts that can win a great appreciation, and that is what we are interested to tell you.
Poker art is one such unique gift that will be well appreciated by poker lovers. Before you set off to buy a piece it is advisable to have knowledge about popular poker artists, different kinds of poker art and budget.
The only poker art that initially grew in popularity was by C.M. Coolidge, the classic “Dogs playing Poker”. In all these are sixteen oil painting series which reflects the following: Dogs at the poker table, dancing, smoking cigars, playing baseball, etc; the most popular ones are nine paintings about dogs sitting at a card table smoking cigars and playing poker.
There are different kinds of poker art paintings offered by artists who showcase their talent in unique ways. Loads of poker paintings have come up especially after the recent popularity of poker. These poker art paintings involve different things like old poker movie scenes are portrayed and some artists have worked on paintings showing poker celebrities of modern day. Due to so much of poker art available today, it sometimes becomes difficult as to which painting to purchase and which to leave behind.
Since there are so many options available for poker art as a gift, one of the things that can help you decide on the poker art to buy is your budget. Poker art can cost some dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. This primarily depends on the originality of the art work and the artist you are going in for. This spurt of poker art has come up only because of the popularity of poker; otherwise earlier on we had hardly heard of poker art.
Some of the popular paintings by artist Leroy Neiman are as follows:
International Roulette
Casino
Chemin de Fer
International Poker
Vegas Blackjack
Artist Darci Faulkner has come out with many series of paintings of celebrity poker arts. You should take a look at her paintings too before making a final choice. There are different poker art available and you can sure stumble upon one as per your liking and budget. We have tried to give you an insight about poker art work by some of the famous poker artists and their work ranging from abstract to real ones. When you are looking around for poker art as a gift to a poker lover, it definitely asks for more research on the internet.
