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9783777431291: King of the Animals: Wilhelm Kuhnert and the Image of Africa
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ISBN 10 : 377743129X ISBN 13 : 9783777431291
Editeur : Hirmer Verlag, 2019

Synopsis

Wilhelm Kuhnert was a pioneer. He was one of the first European artists to travel to the largely unexplored savannahs and jungles of the German colonies in North and East Africa. Under hazardous conditi ons he documented at close quarters the fascinating animal and plant world and then created in his Berlin studio monumental paintings which were much sought - after on the art market.

Like no other artist of his time Wilhelm Kuhnert (1865 – 1926) has moulded our image of Africa. In his seductively realistic drawings, watercolours and paintings he recorded with almost scientific accuracy the characteristics of the animals and their habitat. It is not surprising, therefore, that his pictures illustrated on the o ne hand legendary reference works like Brehms Tierleben and adorned on the other the popular collector cards of the chocolate manufacturer Stollwerck. The volume shows a comprehensive, exciting portrait of Kuhnert’s unusual life and works and takes into account at the same time the current debate on attitudes to Germany’s colonial past.

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À propos des auteurs

Philipp Demandt is an art historian and director of the Städel Museum, the Liebighaus, and the Schirn Kunsthalle, all located in Frankfurt, Germany.
Philipp Demandt is director of the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin.

Ilka Voermann is a curator at the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Wilhelm Kuhnert was a pioneer. He was one of the first European artists to travel to the largely unexplored savannahs and jungles of the German colonies in North and East Africa. Under hazardous conditi ons he documented at close quarters the fascinating animal and plant world and then created in his Berlin studio monumental paintings which were much sought - after on the art market.

Like no other artist of his time Wilhelm Kuhnert (1865 – 1926) has moulded our image of Africa. In his seductively realistic drawings, watercolours and paintings he recorded with almost scientific accuracy the characteristics of the animals and their habitat. It is not surprising, therefore, that his pictures illustrated on the o ne hand legendary reference works like Brehms Tierleben and adorned on the other the popular collector cards of the chocolate manufacturer Stollwerck. The volume shows a comprehensive, exciting portrait of Kuhnert’s unusual life and works and takes into account at the same time the current debate on attitudes to Germany’s colonial past.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Hirmer Verlag
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
377743129X
ISBN 13 
9783777431291
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
Éditeur
Demandt Philipp, Voermann Ilka
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