# Walter Schnackenberg artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1880-05-02
- Death date: 1961-01-10
- Nationality: German
- Movements: Munich School / Münchner Malerei
- Common media: painting, illustration, design

## About Walter Schnackenberg

Walter Schnackenberg (1880–1961) was a German painter, illustrator, and designer active in the first half of the twentieth century. Born in Bad Lauterberg on May 2, 1880, he built a career spanning painting and graphic illustration, with strong ties to the Munich art scene documented in scholarly references on Munich painting traditions. Schnackenberg's work as both a fine artist and a designer placed him at the intersection of gallery painting and applied visual arts in Germany during a period of significant stylistic change. He is recorded in major artist dictionaries including Thieme/Becker, Vollmer, Bénézit, and the Saur Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, confirming sustained scholarly recognition. He died on January 10, 1961, in the Wasserburg am Inn area of Bavaria. Collectors most frequently encounter his paintings and illustrated works through auction markets in Germany and internationally.

## Common works and media

Schnackenberg produced oil paintings, illustrations, and design works across a career spanning roughly five decades. Collectors may encounter landscape, figurative, and genre paintings, as well as graphic illustrations and applied design pieces reflecting his dual role in fine and commercial art. Works on paper, including drawings and prints, are likely to appear alongside canvases at auction.

## Market and appraisal context

Schnackenberg's auction profile includes paintings and works on paper, with over three hundred recorded auction appearances suggesting consistent, moderate market activity. Factors that may affect appraisal include the specific medium (oil painting versus illustration or design work), subject matter, date of execution, provenance history, and condition. His connection to the Munich School context and the breadth of his output across fine and applied arts mean that works can vary significantly in style and format. Comparable public auction results should be reviewed for informed valuation, as the available source pack does not contain specific realized prices.

## Appraisily data basis

This Appraisily artist page combines identity research from museum and library authority records — including the Getty Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, RKD, and Wikidata — with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available.

## Sources

- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/230864
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109647
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/22940448/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500478221
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Schnackenberg
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97041878