# Tjeerd Bottema artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/tjeerd-bottema/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T20:16:27.797Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Dutch
- Common media: Painting, Drawing, Illustration, Book-cover design

## Portrait

![Tjeerd Bottema](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Tjeerd_Bottema_borstbeeld.JPG)
Richardkw (Richard VanderNiet, Katwijk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tjeerd_Bottema_borstbeeld.JPG

## About Tjeerd Bottema

Tjeerd Bottema (1884–1978), also identified as Tsjeard Bottema, was a Dutch painter whose recorded practice also included drawing, illustration, and book-cover design. Authority records from Wikidata and VIAF distinguish him as a personal creator and connect the same identity across national-library catalogues. The available source pack is strongest on identity and occupational scope; it does not establish a specific movement, school, exact life dates, or detailed exhibition history. Collectors may encounter Bottema’s name on autonomous paintings and drawings as well as material created for publishing and illustration. That breadth makes object-level identification especially important: a signed painting, an original drawing, an illustration, and a designed book cover are materially different kinds of property even when they share the same creator. Appraisily therefore treats the artist’s name as the starting point for research and evaluates each object through its medium, physical characteristics, inscriptions, documentation, and relevant comparable records.

## Common works and media

Public authority descriptions identify Bottema with paintings, drawings, illustrations, and book-cover designs. A collector may therefore encounter unique fine-art objects as well as original material connected with publishing. The available sources do not establish which type appears most frequently at auction, nor do they document named periods, recurring subjects, or edition practices.

## Market and appraisal context

Bottema’s market should be approached object by object. This source pack confirms several fields of activity but does not provide accessible lot-level results, category shares, realized prices, edition information, or evidence of price trends. An appraisal should first determine whether the property is an original painting or drawing, an illustration, a book-cover design, or a later reproduction. Attribution, signature and inscription evidence, date, dimensions, materials, condition, provenance, publication history, and the relationship between an original design and its reproduced form can affect comparability. Comparable sales are most useful when they match the work type, medium, subject, period, size, condition, and attribution level. No price forecast is supported by the collected sources alone.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q594689
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/25638549/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tjeerd_Bottema
- Wikipedia: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tjeerd_Bottema
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/tjeerd-bottema/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tjeerd_Bottema_borstbeeld.JPG