Rocky Mountain Goat

Artist Paul Kane (Canadian, 1810 - 1871)

Datec. 1846

Mediumoil on paperboard

Dimensions9 x 14 1/8 inches (22.9 x 35.9 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number31.78.215

ClassificationsPaintings

Label TextKane sketched the animals that he saw on his journey, such as the mountain goats that are unique to North America. He observed them on high mountain crags and only after a protracted pursuit was he able to view one up close. “In size and shape he somewhat resembled the domestic goat, but was covered with white wool resembling that of a sheep; the horns are straight, small, pointed, and Black.” Kane, Wanderings, chapter XXI.

ProvenanceArtist; by descent to his grandson, Paul Kane III [1889-1958], Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; purchased September 17, 1957 through (Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York, New York) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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