# Otto Rohse artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/otto-rohse/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T20:30:23.693Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: German
- Common media: Wood engraving, Copper engraving, Illustration, Book design and typography

## About Otto Rohse

Otto Rohse (1925–2016) was a German artist whose documented activities crossed fine art and the book arts. Public authority records identify him as a German artist, while biographical material also describes him as a book designer, typographer, illustrator, wood engraver, and copper engraver. These overlapping roles place printmaking, lettering, illustration, and the designed book at the center of the context in which his work should be understood. Collectors may therefore encounter Rohse through individual graphic works as well as objects connected with publishing, typography, or editions. The available source pack does not securely associate him with a named artistic movement, so classification is better grounded in his documented techniques and professional roles. His identity is supported by several international authority systems, including Wikidata, VIAF, IdRef, RKD, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France catalogue.

## Common works and media

The strongest available biographical evidence connects Rohse with wood engraving, copper engraving, illustration, typography, and book design. Works on paper, prints, illustrated material, and edition-related objects are therefore particularly relevant when researching a possible work by him. The supplied auction page also groups records across broader categories, but those classifications are not sufficiently detailed to establish a single dominant type of object. Medium, technique, signature, inscriptions, edition information, dimensions, and condition should be checked directly rather than inferred from the artist's name alone.

## Market and appraisal context

Rohse's auction market should be assessed through closely matched examples rather than a single headline price. Relevant comparisons consider the same medium, approximate dimensions, date, condition, edition status, and level of attribution. For prints and other editioned material, inscriptions, signatures, edition details, and impression quality can be especially important. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, restoration, and subject matter may also distinguish one object from another. Appraisily's public artist page contains matched auction records, but the available feed may omit private transactions or other sales. Any appraisal should therefore reconcile the object itself with recent, genuinely comparable public results and clarify whether reported prices include buyer-related fees.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1418288
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/59161775/
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/033728623
- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12363531k
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Rohse
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/otto-rohse/