Kuhnert is considered one of the most important German animal painters of his time.
By 1878, at the end of his basic education, he was referred to in a document as an "animal painter".
Aschenborn is especially known as an animal painter of African wildlife.
Naturally, the theme recommended itself to animal painters as well and we find it in the work of several regional artists.
I discovered that Poland's most famous animal painter lived in the next town and arranged to visit him the following day.
After this he spent a summer with the fine animal painter and teacher, Frank Calderon.
According to Houbraken he was a good animal painter specialized in horses.
In the 1990's, the animal painters interviewed here comment that as far as they are concerned, there is no sign of an economic recession.
During the last century "wildlife artist" became the preferred term for contemporary animal painters.
By the 1790s he was an established animal painter with a style reminiscent of Stubbs.