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The title of this work is 'Jungle Life', although it does not look like a jungle setting – all yellow, more like a dry area. In the picture the jackal has caught and is consuming the guinea fowl. German wildlife artist Wilhelm Kuhnert was born on 28 September 1865 in Oppeln, Upper Silesia. He trained at the Berlin Academy (to which he won a scholarship) where he studied under Paul Meyerheim and Richard Friese. He travelled in Europe, Africa, India and Sri Lanka and painted wildlife. His most memorable work is of big game – buffalo, lions, animals in combat – and he was popular amongst collectors. He was also in demand as a book illustrator. He illustrated Brehm's 'Tierleben' (3rd ed.), 1890; Julien Salmon, 'Les oiseaux' (1904–1906) and R.
Title
Jungle Life
Date
1907
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 85 x W 112 cm
Accession number
ART10000038
Acquisition method
presented by the Count Bobrinskoy, 1949
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
Wilh. Kuhnert 1907
