# Rudolf Jettmar artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1869-09-10
- Death date: 1939-04-21
- Nationality: Austrian
- Common media: painting, printmaking, fresco, graphic art, illustration

## About Rudolf Jettmar

Rudolf Jettmar (1869–1939) was an Austrian painter, printmaker, graphic artist, illustrator, and fresco painter born in Zawodzie. Active from the late 1880s through the 1930s, Jettmar worked across a broad range of media including oil painting, etching, lithography, woodcut, and fresco. He is recognized in major international authority files including the Getty Union List of Artist Names, the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, VIAF, and the Library of Congress. His career coincided with a period of significant transformation in Austrian and Central European art, and his printmaking and graphic work places him within the broader tradition of Viennese graphic arts. Collectors most frequently encounter Jettmar's work in the context of late 19th- and early 20th-century European prints and works on paper.

## Common works and media

Collectors may encounter Jettmar's work as etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, oil paintings, ink drawings, and fresco designs. His graphic output — particularly prints — is the most frequently seen category at auction. Subject matter commonly includes figurative and narrative compositions consistent with Central European artistic traditions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Illustrated books and design work may also appear.

## Market and appraisal context

Jettmar's work appears regularly at auction, with over 300 recorded results, indicating a stable but specialized secondary market. Value depends on medium, with paintings and large-scale fresco designs typically commanding higher prices than prints and works on paper. Condition, provenance, and the quality of impression for prints are key factors. Attribution should be confirmed against documented sources, as RKD holds visual documentation that can aid verification. Collectors should note that no single catalogue raisonné was identified in this research; museum and authority records remain the best reference for authentication.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from museum and library authority files with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Rudolf Jettmar, identity data is grounded in the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, Getty ULAN, VIAF, and Wikidata authority files.

## Sources

- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/42273
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q698929
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/39649969/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500109456
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85113170
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Jettmar