{"product_id":"king-of-the-animals","title":"King of the Animals","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.","brand":"Hirmer Verlag GmbH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42665338306596,"sku":"9783777431291","price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9783777431291.jpg?v=1773252646","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/king-of-the-animals","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}