# Ottomar Anton artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/ottomar-anton/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T22:27:23.896Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1895-12-15
- Death date: 1976-11-07
- Nationality: German
- Common media: Graphic design, Poster design, Painting

## About Ottomar Anton

Ottomar Anton (1895–1976) was a German painter, graphic designer, and university professor associated with Hamburg. Public authority data identifies him primarily as a graphic designer, while biographical sources also describe his work as a painter and educator. Collectors are especially likely to encounter Anton through printed graphic material: he designed widely circulated posters for several shipping companies, placing part of his career within twentieth-century German commercial and maritime advertising. His documented output also includes designs for the Waffen-SS, a historical context that should be stated accurately when relevant to an object rather than obscured or generalized. The available source pack does not establish a formal artistic movement or school, so Anton is best presented through his documented professional roles and commission contexts. His combination of painting, applied graphic design, and poster production accounts for the range of objects that may appear under his name in auction and appraisal records.

## Common works and media

Public biographical sources identify paintings, graphic works, and widely distributed posters. The most clearly documented poster subjects are shipping-company advertising and Waffen-SS promotional material. The collected sources do not support a more detailed list of painting subjects, printing techniques, publishers, dimensions, or named series, so individual objects require inspection and comparison with catalogued examples.

## Market and appraisal context

Anton’s market should be approached by separating paintings from graphic works and by identifying the exact subject and commissioning context of each poster. The source pack documents widely circulated designs for shipping companies as well as work for the Waffen-SS, making issuer, historical purpose, and evidence for a specific printing important cataloguing distinctions. The collected material does not provide individual sale results, condition reports, provenance histories, or detailed edition data. Object-level appraisal should therefore examine the physical work and compare it with documented public auction lots. Appraisily’s aggregate record count alone cannot support claims about scarcity, price direction, or future value.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research with auction records and auction-house context. When available, sale dates, realized prices, condition and provenance information, and comparable lots provide the object-level evidence used for appraisal context.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2041440
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottomar_Anton
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottomar_Anton
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/74851363/
- ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000015087824
- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14870637j