# Johann Christoph Erhard artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1795-02-25
- Death date: 1822-01-20
- Nationality: German
- Movements: Early Romantic-era German printmaking
- Common media: etching, copperplate engraving, lithography, watercolor, drawing

## About Johann Christoph Erhard

Johann Christoph Erhard (1795–1822) was a German printmaker, painter, and draftsman born in Nuremberg. Trained at the Städtische Zeichenschule in Nuremberg from 1805 to 1809, he became skilled in etching, copperplate engraving, lithography, and watercolor. Between 1816 and 1819 he traveled and worked in Vienna, with journeys through the Austrian Alps, Switzerland, Bamberg, and Pommersfelden, producing landscape studies and topographic views. Erhard relocated to Rome, where he died in January 1822 at the age of 26. Despite his short career, his prints and drawings are represented in institutional collections, and his work is catalogued by RKD, the Getty ULAN, VIAF, and the Library of Congress. Collectors most often encounter his etchings, copperplate engravings, and landscape watercolors at auction.

## Common works and media

The most frequently encountered works by Johann Christoph Erhard are etchings and copperplate engravings, often landscape or topographic subjects. Lithographs, pen-and-ink drawings, and watercolors — particularly views of Nuremberg, the Austrian Alps, and Italian scenery — also appear. Works on paper in various printmaking media make up the majority of his documented output.

## Market and appraisal context

Erhard's auction footprint consists mainly of prints and works on paper — etchings, copperplate engravings, lithographs, and watercolors — often depicting landscapes from his travels in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. His early death at 26 means the total body of work is small, which can support collector interest but also complicates attribution. Condition, provenance, and clear attribution to documented works are key appraisal factors. Comparable public auction records should be consulted for individual pieces, as no representative price range is established in the sources reviewed here.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from authority files and institutional databases with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Johann Christoph Erhard, this page draws on RKD, Getty ULAN, VIAF, Wikidata, and Library of Congress authority data, supplemented by Appraisily's internal auction and listing records.

## Sources

- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/26487
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1693016
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/51963190/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500012017
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr96029588