# Franz Edmund Weirotter artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1733-05-29
- Death date: 1771-05-11
- Nationality: Austrian
- Movements: Late Baroque / Rococo printmaking tradition
- Common media: Etching, Drawing, Painting, Decorative painting

## About Franz Edmund Weirotter

Franz Edmund Weirotter (1733–1771) was an Austrian painter, draughtsman, and etcher active in the mid-18th century. Born in Innsbruck and baptized on 29 May 1733, he was the son of cabinet maker Anton Weirotter. Weirotter worked across painting, drawing, and printmaking, and also produced decorative commissions. He held a position as an academy lecturer in Vienna, where he spent his later career until his death on 11 May 1771. His etchings, in particular, place him within the Central European printmaking tradition of the late Baroque and Rococo periods. With over 300 works recorded in auction databases, collectors most frequently encounter his prints and drawings today.

## Common works and media

The works most commonly encountered in appraisal and auction contexts are etchings, including landscapes, marine scenes, and decorative compositions. Drawings in pen, ink, and wash also appear with some frequency. Oil paintings by Weirotter are comparatively rare on the market. His prints are typically found as individual sheets rather than bound series, and impressions range from fine early pulls to later posthumous editions.

## Market and appraisal context

Weirotter's works appear regularly in the Old Master Prints and Old Master Drawings categories at auction. Etchings and drawings constitute the majority of lots attributed to him. As with most 18th-century printmakers, valuation depends on the specific plate, impression quality, paper condition, margins, and provenance. Paintings by Weirotter are far less common on the market than his prints. Collectors should verify attribution carefully, as his graphic style can resemble that of other Austro-German printmakers working in the same period.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine structured artist identity research from authority files and museum databases with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Franz Edmund Weirotter, identity data is grounded in the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, Getty ULAN, VIAF, Wikidata, and the Library of Congress authority file.

## Sources

- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/83430
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1446612
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/122358165/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500017688
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Edmund_Weirotter
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr99025113