Rudolf Jettmar Auction Prices and Value Guide

Rudolf Jettmar auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 326 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Rudolf Jettmar auction prices: quick answer

Rudolf Jettmar auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Rudolf Jettmar
Source records
326
Market update
2026-02-06

Rudolf Jettmar market snapshot

Rudolf Jettmar shows solid auction liquidity with 85 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 15 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-05.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (30.9% · 21 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (63.2% · 43 sales)
  • $10,000+ (5.9% · 4 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$2,400
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
15
Median shift vs prior year
+50.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-05

Artist context

About Rudolf Jettmar

Rudolf Jettmar (1869–1939) was an Austrian painter, printmaker, graphic artist, illustrator, and fresco painter born in Zawodzie. Active from the late 1880s through the 1930s, Jettmar worked across a broad range of media including oil painting, etching, lithography, woodcut, and fresco. He is recognized in major international authority files including the Getty Union List of Artist Names, the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, VIAF, and the Library of Congress. His career coincided with a period of significant transformation in Austrian and Central European art, and his printmaking and graphic work places him within the broader tradition of Viennese graphic arts. Collectors most frequently encounter Jettmar's work in the context of late 19th- and early 20th-century European prints and works on paper.

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Common works and media

Collectors may encounter Jettmar's work as etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, oil paintings, ink drawings, and fresco designs. His graphic output — particularly prints — is the most frequently seen category at auction. Subject matter commonly includes figurative and narrative compositions consistent with Central European artistic traditions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Illustrated books and design work may also appear.

Market and appraisal context

Jettmar's work appears regularly at auction, with over 300 recorded results, indicating a stable but specialized secondary market. Value depends on medium, with paintings and large-scale fresco designs typically commanding higher prices than prints and works on paper. Condition, provenance, and the quality of impression for prints are key factors. Attribution should be confirmed against documented sources, as RKD holds visual documentation that can aid verification. Collectors should note that no single catalogue raisonné was identified in this research; museum and authority records remain the best reference for authentication.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Medium and technique: paintings, etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, and fresco works may each carry different market values.
  2. Attribution and provenance: works should be confirmed against documented catalogues; RKD lists 68 images in their visual documentation database.
  3. Invaluable records 326 auction results for this artist, indicating an established but specialized secondary market.

Appraisal caveats

  • Movement affiliation and detailed subject-matter specializations are not clearly documented in the collected authority sources; collectors should verify attribution through catalogue raisonné or museum records.
  • No major auction-house sale records were available in this source pack; comparable-lot analysis should draw from dedicated auction databases.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

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Artist value FAQ

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