Harvard Art Museums > 2010.571: A Goat Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"A Goat (Nandalal Bose) , 2010.571,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/337200. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2010.571 People Nandalal Bose, Indian (1882 - 1966) Title A Goat Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1937 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, West Bengal Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/337200 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink on paper Technique Etching Dimensions sheet: 18 × 23 cm (7 1/16 × 9 1/16 in.) plate: 12.5 × 17 cm (4 15/16 × 6 11/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: lower left, graphite: 6th print. 22.7.37. inscription: lower right, graphite: Nandalal Bose inscription: verso, bottom center, graphite: 3 goat inscription: verso, top center, Bengali: ৮ (8) inscription: in plate, lower right, in reverse: Susul[?], [signature of the artist], 2/5/37 [2 May 1937] Provenance Recorded Ownership History 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. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mary K. Eliot and Supratik Bose in memory of Stuart Cary Welch Accession Year 2010 Object Number 2010.571 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions 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. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
