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C1895
The Red Kangaroo
Artist:
Wilhem Kuhnert (1865 - 1926)
Scarce German lithograph of the Red Kangaroo. There are very few colonial era prints of the Red Kangaroo, the majority found are those of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo found on Australia’s east coast. Common names: Red Kangaroo, Plains Kangaroo & Blue-flier … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Red Kangaroo
Date:
C1895
Artist:
Wilhem Kuhnert (1865 - 1926)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
200mm
x 130mm
Paper Size:
252mm
x 167mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1895
Description:
Scarce German lithograph of the Red Kangaroo. There are very few colonial era prints of the Red Kangaroo, the majority found are those of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo found on Australia’s east coast.
Common names: Red Kangaroo, Plains Kangaroo & Blue-flier (female).
Modern binomial name: Macropus rufus
First described: Desmarest 1842
Distribution: WA, SA, NT, VIC, NSW & QLD.
Biography:
Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert (1865–1926)
German painter, author and illustrator, who specialized in natural history images. Kuhnert studied at the Royal Academic College of Fine Arts from 1883 to 1887, thereafter travelling regularly to Scandinavia, Egypt, East Africa and India to draw and paint. Kuhnert is considered one of the most important German animal painters of his time and his favorite motif was the African lion.
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