# Johann Adam Klein artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/johann-adam-klein/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T13:10:08.953Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: German
- Common media: Painting, Drawing, Engraving

## Portrait

![Johann Adam Klein](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Johann_Adam_Klein_-_Maler_und_Kupferstecher.jpg)
Paul Barfuß / Paul Barfus (1823-1895) · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johann_Adam_Klein_-_Maler_und_Kupferstecher.jpg

## About Johann Adam Klein

Johann Adam Klein (1792–1875) was a German painter, draughtsman, and engraver whose documented career belongs to the nineteenth century. Library and art-authority records consistently identify him across these related roles, linking his name to paintings as well as works on paper and engraved images. Collectors may therefore encounter Klein through several distinct object types rather than through a single medium. Drawings and engravings are especially relevant to understanding his recorded activity, while paintings also form part of his recognized practice. His identity is represented in international authority systems and in collection profiles maintained by institutions including the British Museum and National Gallery of Art. The collected evidence does not securely establish a single named movement, recurring subject group, or formal series, so those classifications should remain open pending stronger museum or scholarly documentation. This distinction helps prevent works sharing a surname or historical style from being attached to Klein without adequate evidence.

## Common works and media

Works associated with Johann Adam Klein may appear as paintings, drawings, engravings, and related prints. Authority records explicitly describe him as a painter, draughtsman, and engraver. The collected evidence does not establish a reliable list of recurring subjects, named series, or edition formats, so those details should be assessed from the individual object and its catalogue documentation.

## Market and appraisal context

Johann Adam Klein’s market record should be read by work type. A painting, drawing, and engraving represent materially different categories and should not be compared as though they were equivalent. Appraisily’s input reports 824 associated records, but the collected source pack does not expose the individual sale dates, realized prices, dimensions, or catalogue qualifications behind that count. A defensible appraisal should therefore begin with precise object classification and then use genuinely comparable public auction records where detailed records are available. The present evidence supports neither a general price trend nor a prediction of future value.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Missing lot-level evidence is kept distinct from verified artist facts.

## Sources

- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/122822587
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1692234
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500025780
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/22415065/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Adam_Klein
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/johann-adam-klein/