# Ludwig Schwerin artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/ludwig-schwerin/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T19:05:00Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: German, Israeli
- Common media: Painting, Graphic art, Book illustration

## Portrait

![Ludwig Schwerin](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Ludvig_Schwerin.jpg)
Talmoryair ( talk ) · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ludvig_Schwerin.jpg

## About Ludwig Schwerin

Ludwig Schwerin (1897–1983) was a German-born Israeli painter. International authority records connect the same person across Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and national-library identifiers, helping distinguish him from similarly named individuals. German-language biographical indexing also identifies Schwerin as a graphic artist and book illustrator. Those roles mean his name may be encountered on paintings, graphic works, and illustrated publications rather than in a single uniform class of objects. The collected evidence is strongest for identity, life years, national context, and professional roles; it does not establish a specific movement, school, recurring subject, or named series. Appraisily therefore presents those areas cautiously. For collectors, the central task is to match an object, signature, or publication credit to the documented 1897–1983 artist and then compare it with records for the same type of work. That identity-first approach is especially important when auction listings use shortened names or limited cataloguing.

## Common works and media

Public authority and biographical records support three broad areas associated with Schwerin: painting, graphic art, and book illustration. These categories describe his documented professional activities, not a verified breakdown of auction frequency. The collected sources do not establish preferred techniques, recurring subjects, edition practices, named series, or characteristic dimensions, so individual objects should be catalogued from direct evidence rather than assumptions about his usual output.

## Market and appraisal context

Market interpretation should begin with identity and object type. Schwerin is documented as a painter, graphic artist, and book illustrator, so a painting should not be compared indiscriminately with a graphic work or illustrated-book item. The collected Appraisily signal indicates an auction-record footprint, but the present source pack does not expose lot-level descriptions, dimensions, condition reports, provenance, estimates, currencies, or realized results. It therefore cannot support a price trend or forecast. A defensible appraisal should use comparable public sales only when the artist attribution and work type align, then evaluate the particular object against the underlying auction evidence. Any valuation conclusion must remain tied to the specific work and the records available for review.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research with auction records and, when available, auction-house descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots. For Ludwig Schwerin, authority-based identity evidence is stronger than the currently collected lot-level market detail.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1875003
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/40175727/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500478475
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Schwerin
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/ludwig-schwerin/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ludvig_Schwerin.jpg