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Study for "Goat"

Arthur Dove American
ca. 1934
Not on view
This watercolor is a study for Dove's oil painting of the same title (MMA 49.70.37). Dove typically worked out his compositional arrangements and color schemes in this medium, on a small scale, then transferred the image to a larger canvas by means of a projector-like "magic lantern" or a copying tool called a pantograph. A comparison with the Goat painting demonstrates the artist's adherence to his original conception of the work, with only minimal alterations to its shapes and tones.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Study for "Goat"
  • Artist: Arthur Dove (American, Canandaigua, New York 1880–1946 Huntington, New York)
  • Date: ca. 1934
  • Medium: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
  • Dimensions: 4 x 6 in. (10.2 x 15.2 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.70.75
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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