Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1874 and died in Comfort, Texas in 1957 at the age of 83. He studied with some of the great artists of his day and painted, exhibited and sold his works from Boston to Seattle, down the Pacificcoast to Los Angeles and across to Texas. He exhibited in the South for the first time in Memphis and later painted in New Orleans, San Antonio and other Texas towns.

Sometime before the 1930s, Hohnstedt moved to San Antonio. During this period, he entered a Wildflower painting competition funded by Edgar B. Davis of Luling, Texas. Hohnstedt won the National competition prize of $1,500 and the Texas prize of $750.00. From this time on, he became a very sought after landscape painter, especially landscapes containing Texas Wildflowers.

He was a member of Southern Stated Art League, New Orleans Art Association, Art Association of Seattle, life member of the Little Rock Art Association and the San Antonio Art League. In New Orleans, Hohnstedt was commissionedto paint numerous historical city landmarks.

The Witte Museum of San Antonio commissioned him to spend the summer of 1933 recording the Big Bend Country in landscape paintings. As a result, the Big Bend Room at the Witte contains many examples, some extremely large, of Hohnstedt's work.

Hohnstedt spent the remaining years in Comfort, Texas. He is mentioned in several books about outstanding men of Texas.

Biography courtesy of Roughton Galleries, www.antiquesandfineart.com/roughton