Hans Aschenborn

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Hans Anton Aschenborn (1 February 1888 – 10 April 1931) was a renowned animal painter of African wildlife both in Germany and in southern Africa [1][2][3][4](see older German Thieme-Becker or Saur art encyclopedia,[5] there was also a Master of Arts thesis by Karin Skawran[6] concerning Hans Anton Aschenborn's graphic work published in the South African art and culture periodical Lantern in 1965[7]). In 1963 the University of Pretoria printed a book about Aschenborn as an artist[8] and in 1970 another one followed by the Pretoria Art Museum (South Africa).[9] There is also a book over Aschenborn's etchings and one about his lino cuts.[10][11]

He got also known for his illustrations of books and as an author and poet which a search in the Internet can give ready proof of. In 1916 he wrote the text of the song "Heia Safari".[12] Some of his German books got translated into Afrikaans and he plays a role in Afrikaans literature.[1][7][13] Working on his book about gemsbok (which was also translated into English)[14] and watching them Aschenborn discovered a variety called Genus Aschenborni[7][15] named after him.

In Windhoek (Namibia) the Aschenborn Street was named after Hans Anton to honour him and hotels and lodges have special Aschenborn Rooms with Aschenborn art as a search in the internet can verify.[2]

Biography

He was born in Kiel, Germany. In 1909, he emigrated to Namibia, where in 1912 he bought the farm "Quickborn". In 1913 he married Emma Bredow. He moved with his family to South Africa in 1920, then returned to Germany in 1921. He died in Kiel in 1931.[16]

His son Dieter Aschenborn (15 November 1915 – 11 September 2002) and his grandson Uli Aschenborn (6 September 1947) are also well known animal painters in the south of Africa. The art work of all three Aschenborns can be found in the galleries, musea and public buildings of Namibia.[2][3]

Exhibitions (selection)

1965 3 Generations Aschenborn Windhoek (Namibia)[17]
1981 Hans Anton Aschenborn Commemorative Exhibition - Arts Association Namibia (now National Art Gallery of Namibia), Windhoek[13]

Footnotes (Links)

^ a b Chapter in Afrikaans about Hans Anton Aschenborn also as a writer (please scroll down to the end) in wikisource by Pieter Cornelis Schoonees, who wrote about Hans Anton Aschenborn (translated): "On the field of artistically portraying our wildlife he is a pioneer …" [1])
^ a b c Namibian Newspaper Newera
^ a b The Aschenborn Clan in the Tempo with Aschenborn history, 1992
^ Reference in a Namibian artbook
^ German reference
^ Karin Skawran has become a professor afterwards as can be seen from the text in the following link [2]
^ a b c (Only in print) Master of Arts thesis about Hans Anton's graphical Work by Karin Skawran in the 'Lantern' - A Journal of Knowledge and Culture, (1965 December - Vol. XV, No. 2, pp. 58/67 [3] )
^ 1963, University of Pretoria, book by Karin M. Skawran in Afrikaans named Hans Anton Aschenborn : Mens en Kunstenaar [4]
^ Book about Hans Anton printed in 1970 by the Pretoria Art Museum (South Africa)[5]
^ Aschenborn's Etchings = Etse = Radierungen, Karin M. Skawran, 1972
^ Hans Anton Aschenborn - Linosneë = Linocuts = Linolschnitte, Karin M. Skawran, 1971.[6]
^ Aschenborn wrote the text for the song Heia Safari, which is still sung today [7]
^ a b Reference to the Commemorative Exhibition 1981 as well as to some of Aschenborn's books [8]
^ The life story of a gemsbuck; my gemsbuck book by Hans Anton Aschenborn, 1921 [9]
^ (Gemsbok) Oryx: Genus Aschenborni[10]
^ Biographies of Namibian Personalities - search for Aschenborn, Hans Anton[11]
^ (Only in print) The Windhoek Advertiser (No. 5732, September 21, 1965) - The story behind the Aschenborn exhibition - Family's art through three generations

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