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Two or three mountain goats depicted.Curatorial RemarksBibliography
The Old Billy
Alternate Title(s)
- The Old Billy, Rocky Mountain Goat
Artist/Maker
Carl Rungius
United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Date1911
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 30 3/16 x 40 1/4 in. (76.7 x 102.2 cm)
Credit LineCollection of Glenbow 59.15.11
Object numberCC.0081
ClassificationsPainting
Categorywildlife
ProvenanceThe artist; to James Simpson, by gift (in exchange for 1911 hunting trip); to Collection of Glenbow
Description"An old billy-goat looking down from a cliff, two more goats behind, steep wall in back of them," from 1911 copyright registration form, (Class G: Works of Art). Two or three mountain goats depicted.Curatorial Remarks
Copyright title/description: Old Billy. The Old Billy. An old billy-goat looking down from a cliff, two more goats behind, steep wall in back of them.
Copyright proprietor: Rungius (Carl), Brooklyn, N.Y.
Class G, Xxc. no. 38235, Jul. 29, 1911.
Depicts Canadian Rockies.
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