Featured Artist
Boris O’Klein (1893 – 1985) born Arthur Klein emigrated to France as a boy and became a successful magazine illustrator in Paris during the 1930s. He was inspired to create his “Dirty Dogs of Paris,” etchings from watching the stray dogs in the streets outside his studio. While his real passion was painting hunting and wilderness scenes, he quickly realized the money making potential of the Dirty Dogs series and supplied etchings to gift shops and galleries all over Paris. They became hugely popular and eventually overshadowed all of his other work. Retro Vegas has two: "A la Guerre!" (Get in Line!) and "Sus aux Curieux!" (Ha-Ha to the Curious).“
