Billy's Goat
Print
1972 (printed)
1972 (printed)
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| Place of origin |
The American Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010) was an artist and prolific printmaker. Her work is represented in many major American public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. She was a skilled draughtsman, producing sensitive etched portraits of friends and family, life studies and images of babies and children, but her subject matter was dominated by fruit, flowers and animals.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Billy's Goat (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | drypoint, coloured à la poupée |
| Brief description | Billy's Goat - print from the portfolio 'Animals' containing twelve prints in drypoint, etching and engraving, coloured à la poupée by Beth Van Hoesen; 1972 |
| Physical description | head of a goat |
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| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Gift of the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Adams Trust |
| Summary | The American Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010) was an artist and prolific printmaker. Her work is represented in many major American public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. She was a skilled draughtsman, producing sensitive etched portraits of friends and family, life studies and images of babies and children, but her subject matter was dominated by fruit, flowers and animals. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.302:1-28-2012 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2013 |
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