Who knew tacky art could go for so much?

Two "Dogs Playing Poker" paintings cleaned house at Doyle New York's annual Dogs in Art Auction, fetching a staggering $590,400, the auction house said.

Comedian Caroline Rhea of Manhattan, who attended the auction, told the New York Daily News that the Coolidge paintings were the highlight of the event. "It's not the Mona Lisa -- we were joking it's the 'Bona Lisa'," she told the paper.

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