Landscapes and nature

The Goat with a Rose

Kees van Willigen · 1915–1990

Date

1961

Medium

Oil painting

Size

74 x 59 cm

The painting shows a billy goat of the Alpine Chamois breed, whose name has not been recorded. This local domestic breed derives from crossings with Alpine chamois, hence the colour of its coat.

Adapted to very steep terrain, it is regarded as the most agile of goat breeds.