# Willi Kissmer artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T12:04:08.667Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: German
- Common media: Painting, Graphic art, Works on paper and prints

## About Willi Kissmer

Willi Kissmer (1951–2018) was a German painter, graphic artist, and rock musician. Public authority records identify him principally as a German painter and musician, while the available German-language biographical record also describes his work in graphic art. The source pack does not establish a named movement, school, or documented set of recurring subjects, so his identity is best presented without a speculative stylistic label. Collectors encounter Kissmer through public auction listings covering paintings and fine art, works on paper and prints, and broader catalog categories that can include mixed-media, sculptural, decorative, or editioned objects. Those labels should be verified against each individual lot because the available evidence does not show that every category represents a substantial part of his artistic practice. His musical activity is relevant to accurate entity matching, but it should not be used to infer the medium, date, or authorship of an artwork.

## Common works and media

Auction and identity sources most clearly support paintings, graphic works, works on paper, and prints associated with Kissmer. The market index also places some records in sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions, although the source pack does not establish how representative those broader categories are. Each object's medium, support, dimensions, signature, inscriptions, date, edition details, and condition should be verified from the lot documentation.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's matched auction index supplies public sales context for works cataloged under Willi Kissmer's name. Useful comparisons should align medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, signature or inscriptions, edition status, provenance, and attribution confidence. Exhibition history and catalogue references may provide additional context when documented. Broad auction categories can help organize records, but they do not establish authorship or demonstrate that every category was central to Kissmer's practice. Realized prices may also reflect different fee conventions, currencies, sale dates, and market conditions. A defensible appraisal therefore depends on examining the specific object and selecting genuinely comparable lots rather than applying a general artist-level result.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with matched public auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Private transactions, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2577205
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/15579160/
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Kissmer
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/willi-kissmer/
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: https://d-nb.info/gnd/119387794