A Goat

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Description

The etching depicts a large male goat facing right. The goat may be a Gulabi Pateri, which are distinguished by their long ears, large dewlap, and slightly twisted horns, and a protruding nasal ridge.

Dimensions

sheet: 18 × 23 cm (7 1/16 × 9 1/16 in.) plate: 12.5 × 17 cm (4 15/16 × 6 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Nandalal Bose, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India, (-1966) by inheritance; to his son, Biswarup Bose, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India (1966-1969) gift; to Supratik Bose, grandson of Nandalal Bose, Cambridge, MA, (between 1969-2010) gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.