Two Goats

Image credit: The Bowes Museum

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The back of this panel is marked with a red wax seal that reads ‘Vente Dauzat’. John and Joséphine Bowes probably acquired this painting directly from the sale of Dauzat’s studio in February 1869 shortly after his death. It may be one of the works noted in the sales catalogue in lots 153–160 described as ‘diverse études’ (various studies), which sold for 11–105 francs each. In this small study Dauzat pays particular attention to the musculature and poise of the goats, as well as to the texture of their coats and shape of their horns. The goat on the left stands with a hind leg slightly raised, as if making a tentative step forwards, inquisitively stretching its nose towards its companion.

The Bowes Museum

Barnard Castle

Title

Two Goats

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 24.1 x W 34.4 cm

Accession number

B.M.728

Acquisition method

bequeathed by the Founders, 1885

Work type

Painting

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Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 8NP England

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