# Christian von Schneidau artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T20:28:31.819Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Movements: American Impressionism
- Common media: Painting

## Portrait

![Christian von Schneidau](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Christian_von_Schneidau.jpg/1280px-Christian_von_Schneidau.jpg)
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christian_von_Schneidau.jpg

## About Christian von Schneidau

Christian von Schneidau (1893–1976) was a Swedish-born American painter known primarily for portraiture and landscapes. Authority records establish his professional identity and life dates, while the available biographical account places his activity in California and describes his work during the Roaring Twenties. Collectors encounter his name in connection with portraits of Hollywood and Los Angeles figures, including Mary Pickford, as well as landscapes and other outdoor subjects. His paintings are described as working in an American Impressionist manner rather than as evidence of formal membership in a single movement. He also taught privately after studying at the Art Institute of Chicago, passing on French-influenced principles of instruction. The same account identifies him as the founder of the Scandinavian-American Art Society in 1938 and an active California Art Club member. Because the current sources include authority files but no museum monograph or catalogue raisonné, these career and stylistic details should be treated as concise biographical context rather than a complete scholarly chronology.

## Common works and media

Works most plausibly encountered are paintings, especially formal or society portraits, portraits of film-industry figures, landscapes, and other outdoor subjects. The source pack does not establish a recurring practice in prints, sculpture, ceramics, posters, or editions, and it does not identify specific supports or techniques such as oil on canvas. Those details should be verified from the individual object and its documentation.

## Market and appraisal context

Market comparison should separate portrait paintings from landscapes and other outdoor subjects, the two principal work groups described in the available biography. For portraits, a documented sitter connected with the film industry or Los Angeles society may provide a more relevant comparison set than an unidentified portrait; landscapes should likewise be compared with works of similar subject matter. Appraisily’s input associates 173 auction records with this artist, but the collected public page was rate-limited and the source pack contains no lot descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, dimensions, condition reports, provenance, or edition data. Those records and the individual object must be reviewed directly before drawing conclusions about market level, trends, or the effect of any characteristic.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. This profile’s identity is supported by multiple authority records; its biographical and market context remains limited by the collected public sources.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5110407
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/1460420/
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/192448056
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_von_Schneidau
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/christian-von-schneidau/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christian_von_Schneidau.jpg