# Jan Cremer artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-05-08T09:57:25.201Z
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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1940-04-20
- Death date: 2024-06-19
- Nationality: Dutch
- Common media: painting, serigraphy, lithography, etching, sculpture, photography, collage, woodcarving

## About Jan Cremer

Jan Cremer (1940–2024) was a Dutch painter, printmaker, sculptor, photographer, and author born in Enschede, the Netherlands. He is widely recognized for the controversial novel Ik, Jan Cremer (1964), whose explicit content provoked national scandal and made him one of the most talked-about cultural figures of his generation in the Netherlands. Beyond literature, Cremer maintained a prolific visual-art practice spanning painting, serigraphy, lithography, etching, collage, woodcarving, and sculpture. His official site describes him as a globetrotting journalist, painter, graphic artist, and theatre and film maker. The RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History documents his wide-ranging activities across these disciplines. Critics including Pierre Restany framed Cremer as an existential freebooter whose love of art guaranteed his love of mankind. He died on 19 June 2024.

## Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers most frequently encounter Cremer's serigraphs and lithographs, which constitute a significant portion of his auction record. Oil paintings on canvas and works on paper including etchings and collages also appear regularly. Sculpture, woodcarvings, and photographs are less common at auction but are documented in RKD records. Some works relate directly to his literary output, including illustrated book editions and photographic projects. Subjects range from figurative compositions to abstract expressionist works, though the source pack does not provide a comprehensive subject classification.

## Market and appraisal context

Jan Cremer's visual works appear regularly at auction, with over 565 recorded lots. His output spans oil paintings, serigraphs, lithographs, etchings, collages, woodcarvings, sculptures, and photographs, meaning collectors may encounter a broad range of media and price points. Valuation depends on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, and whether a work can be tied to a documented exhibition or publication. His literary fame adds name recognition but does not directly determine visual-art prices. Attribution should be verified against RKD records. Cremer's death in 2024 means the posthumous market is still establishing itself, and comparable auction results should be reviewed with that context in mind.

## Appraisily data basis

This Appraisily artist page combines identity research grounded in the Library of Congress Name Authority File, Getty ULAN, VIAF, and the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lot data when those records are available.

## Sources

- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50018629
- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/19044
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/96427072/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500100698
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3806873
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Cremer
- Jan Cremer: http://www.jancremer.com/