The European Art Sale Part I
The European Art Sale Part I
Property of a Gentleman, New York
Wilhelm Kuhnert
Two Stalking Tigers
Auction Closed
January 27, 04:44 PM GMT
Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Wilhelm Kuhnert
German
1865 - 1926
Two Stalking Tigers
signed Wilh. Kuhnert (lower left)
oil on canvas
canvas: 25 by 51¼ in.; 63.5 by 130.1 cm
framed: 34 by 60½ in.; 86.3 by 153.6 cm
with The Fine Art Society, London, November 1946
Private collection, Scotland
Sale: Christie's, London, 26 November 2013, lot 73
Private collection, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Wilhelm Kuhnert is considered one of the greatest wildlife painters in art history. Kuhnert trained under the animal painter Paul Meyerheim in Berlin, where he first mastered the art of rendering animal fur, hair, and muscles. His talents were noted by his teachers, who advised him to devote himself entirely to animal painting. Enthusiastically taking their advice and in pursuit of this subject, he traveled extensively in Africa and the East, especially in Ceylon and East Africa. A keen hunter, he returned to Africa and the East year after year in the hunt for both game and subjects for his art.