# Klaus Bottger artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/klaus-bottger/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T17:14:42.824Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

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

## About Klaus Bottger

Klaus Böttger (1942–1992) was a German graphic artist whose identity is represented in Wikidata, VIAF, and the Getty Union List of Artist Names. Library authority records use the diacritic form “Böttger,” while Appraisily’s public page uses “Bottger”; both identify the same artist. The available source pack places his work in graphic art but does not establish a specific movement, school, recurring subject, or named series. Collectors are therefore most likely to encounter his name in connection with graphic works, including works on paper and prints, rather than through a securely documented movement label. Appraisily also holds matched public auction records under this artist identity. Because the gathered biographical record is concise, attribution should depend on object-level evidence such as signatures, inscriptions, dates, edition information, provenance, and comparison with documented works—not on name similarity alone.

## Common works and media

The source pack identifies Böttger as a graphic artist, and Appraisily’s auction taxonomy includes works on paper and prints for this artist page. Objects presented for appraisal may therefore include prints or other graphic works on paper. The gathered evidence does not securely establish preferred techniques, named series, recurring subjects, edition practices, paintings, sculptures, or ceramics. Those details should be documented from the object and supported by provenance, catalogues, or reliable comparisons rather than inferred from the artist’s name.

## Market and appraisal context

The collected public auction evidence for Klaus Bottger is limited and contains uneven record-count signals, so individual results should not be treated as a general price level. For appraisal, compare works that are close in medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration history, signature, inscriptions, edition status, provenance, catalogue history, subject, and attribution confidence. Recent public sales of genuinely comparable works are more informative than a single overall median. Reported prices may also differ in their treatment of fees, while private sales, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may be absent. Authentication and direct condition assessment can materially change the conclusion.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13693620
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/102466549/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500087791
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_B%C3%B6ttger
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/klaus-bottger/