# Ernst Eitner artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-05-09T15:00:01.180Z
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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1867-08-30
- Death date: 1955-01-01
- Nationality: German
- Movements: German Impressionism
- Common media: oil painting, drawing

## About Ernst Eitner

Ernst Eitner (1867–1955), born Wilhelm Heinrich Ernst Eitner in Hamburg, was a German painter associated with the Impressionist movement. Active around the turn of the twentieth century, Eitner worked within the tradition of north German Impressionism, producing landscapes, figure studies, and atmospheric compositions that reflect the influence of plein-air painting and modern color theory. He is recorded as a teacher of the Hamburg painter Alma del Banco. Eitner's work is documented in major reference sources including Thieme/Becker, Bénézit, and the RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History, and his identity is confirmed by authority files at the Getty ULAN, VIAF, and the Library of Congress.

## Common works and media

Eitner commonly worked in oil on canvas and oil on panel, as well as drawings on paper. His subjects include landscapes, coastal and harbor views, domestic interiors, and figure compositions. Collectors may also encounter sketches and studies. The RKD holds visual documentation of his paintings and drawings, and his work spans both smaller-format studies and larger exhibition pieces.

## Market and appraisal context

With nearly five hundred lots attributed to Ernst Eitner appearing in auction databases, his work is encountered regularly on the secondary market. Collectors should evaluate each piece on the basis of medium (oil on canvas, oil on panel, or works on paper), dimensions, date of execution, subject matter, provenance, and condition. Works from his mature Hamburg period with strong Impressionist qualities tend to attract the most interest. Attribution should be supported by catalogue references such as Thieme/Becker or Bénézit, or by comparison with documented works held in the RKD visual archive.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from authority files and scholarly sources with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Ernst Eitner, identity data is grounded in the Getty ULAN, VIAF, the Library of Congress Name Authority File, and the RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1357956
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500137072
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/54900220/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009151569
- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/217185