Clearly, dogs are hardly paltry business. As founder and director of the Dog Museum of America, Secord brings the right pedigree to this genre. While the Golden Age of dog painting was 1860-1920, Secord sees an increasing collector base for contemporary versions with decidedly modern day prices. Christine Merrill is the artist of the moment at Secord and her clients include romance novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford and socialite Patricia Mosbacher. Down the street from Secord, Lawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, which specializes in Old Masters, is also touting pet pictures.
Dogs are now in just about every shelter magazine shot and a ton of commercials.
In any case, today's dog paintings are high-priced chic. All rights reserved.