Lot 36
  • 36

Wilhelm Kuhnert

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • Wilhelm Kuhnert
  • Büffel an einer Wasserstelle in der Savanne (A Water Buffalo at a Watering hole in the Savannah)
  • signed Wilhelm Kuhnert lower right

  • oil on board
  • 30.8 by 46cm., 15 by 18in.

Provenance

Purchased from the artist by the grandfather of the present owner

Literature

Angelika Grettmann-Werner, Wilhelm Kuhnert, Tierdarstellung zwischen Wissenschaft und Kunst (Phil. Diss.), Hamburg, 1981

Condition

The board is in good condition. There are no signs of retouching visible under ultraviolet light. Apart from a small spot of paint loss to the reeds at the centre left, this work is in very good condition, with rich colours and a strong surface. Held in a decorative, gold-painted moulded plaster and wood frame.
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