# Willem Grimm artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/willem-grimm/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T16:27:18.919Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: German
- Common media: Painting, Graphic art

## About Willem Grimm

Willem Grimm (1904–1986), also identified as Wilhelm Grimm in authority and museum records, was a German painter and graphic artist. The collected identity pack connects him with records maintained by Wikidata, Getty ULAN, VIAF, the Library of Congress, GND, ISNI, RKD, BnF, and the National Gallery of Art. These links help distinguish this twentieth-century visual artist from other people who share the Grimm surname. The available descriptions are concise: Wikidata characterizes him as a German graphic designer and painter, while German Wikipedia identifies him as a painter and graphic artist. The supplied sources do not establish a movement, school, recurring subject, or named series, so such associations should not be inferred. Collectors are most likely to encounter his name on paintings and graphic works offered through the auction market, where the artist identity and name form should be checked against authority records and the object’s documentation.

## Common works and media

The supplied identity sources describe Grimm as a painter, graphic artist, and graphic designer. Paintings and graphic works are therefore the most defensible categories for auction and appraisal searches. The source pack does not identify specific materials, print techniques, subjects, editions, sculptures, ceramics, posters, named series, or signature conventions. Objects attributed to him should consequently be classified from their physical characteristics and documentation rather than assigned to an unsupported body of work.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily’s collected input associates 259 auction records with this artist page, but the source pack does not include enough lot-level detail to characterize prices or market direction. Appraisal should begin by confirming that the work belongs to the German artist documented as Willem or Wilhelm Grimm. The distinction matters because authority sources use both name forms. Work type and medium—particularly painting versus graphic work—provide an initial basis for selecting comparisons. Relevant public auction records can then be assessed by sale date and realized price when those details are available. The supplied evidence does not support claims about scarcity, demand growth, condition premiums, provenance premiums, or expected future value.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1759991
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500048114
- National Gallery of Art: https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.4259.html
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Grimm
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/willem-grimm/