# Johannes Holst artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/johannes-holst/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T19:29:55.863Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: German
- Common media: Painting, Works on paper and prints

## About Johannes Holst

Johannes Holst (1880–1965) was a German painter identified in VIAF and Wikidata. The collected biographical source describes him more specifically as a marine painter and records the alternate name Joh's Holst. His public identity is strongest at the level of name, nationality, profession, and lifespan; the available sources do not establish exact birth and death dates, training, institutional affiliations, or a named artistic movement. Collectors are most likely to encounter Holst through maritime subject matter, including paintings of sailing ships and seafaring scenes. Appraisily's matched auction data also places works under paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture or mixed media, and decorative art or editions, although its category concentration is described as broad or sparse. Individual objects should therefore be matched through subject, medium, dimensions, signature or inscription, date, provenance, and attribution rather than through the artist's name alone.

## Common works and media

Holst is principally associated in the collected material with marine painting, including sailing-ship imagery. Paintings are the best-supported work type. Appraisily's matched records also contain works on paper and prints, while broader headings include mixed media, sculpture, decorative art, and editions. Because those secondary categories are sparsely or broadly classified, a collector should verify the actual medium, support, dimensions, signature, inscriptions, and edition status of each object before treating it as representative of Holst's market.

## Market and appraisal context

Public auction records can help place a Johannes Holst work in context, but comparison should begin with genuinely similar objects. Relevant distinctions include medium, size, date, maritime subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition or catalogue history, and confidence in the attribution. Edition information also matters when the object is a print or another multiple. Reported realized prices should be compared on a consistent basis because some auction totals may include buyer premiums or other fees. Private transactions, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may be absent from public data. A defensible appraisal therefore combines recent comparable lots with direct examination of the work and its documentation rather than applying an artist-wide price benchmark.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available.

## Sources

- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/45138253/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43131611
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/johannes-holst/
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Holst_(Maler)
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Preussen,_Johannes_Holst_1909.jpg