# Willy Jaeckel artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1888-02-10
- Death date: 1944-12-29
- Nationality: German
- Movements: Expressionism
- Common media: oil painting, lithography, etching, illustration

## About Willy Jaeckel

Willy Gustav Erich Jaeckel (1888–1944) was a German painter, lithographer, and etcher associated with the Expressionist movement. Born in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) on February 10, 1888, Jaeckel spent his active career in Berlin, where he established himself as a versatile printmaker and painter. He produced a significant body of lithographs and etchings alongside his paintings, and is recorded as a teacher who instructed several younger artists active in mid-century Germany. His graphic work includes a notable series of sixty-six etchings based on the Old Testament. Jaeckel died in Berlin on December 29, 1944. His work is held in museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and is documented in the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD) and the Getty Union List of Artist Names.

## Common works and media

Collectors are most likely to encounter Jaeckel's etchings and lithographs, including religious and literary series such as his sixty-six-plate Old Testament etching cycle and illustrated poetry folios. Oil paintings on canvas or board, drawings in ink or pencil, and book illustrations also appear on the market. Subjects range from biblical and narrative scenes to figurative and portrait compositions. Works are typically signed in plate or in pencil for prints.

## Market and appraisal context

Willy Jaeckel's work appears at auction primarily as prints (etchings and lithographs), paintings, and works on paper. With over 200 recorded auction appearances, collectors encounter his etchings and lithographs most frequently. Valuation depends on medium, with oil paintings typically achieving higher results than prints and drawings. Attribution, condition, provenance, and the specific series or period of a work all affect appraised value. Some auction databases list his work under the alternate spelling 'Jäckel,' so searches should cover both forms. Collectors should consult comparable public auction records and, where possible, expert opinion for attribution on unsigned or undocumented works.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine verified artist identity research from authority files and museum records with auction results, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Willy Jaeckel, identity data is grounded in the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, the Getty ULAN, VIAF, Wikidata, and the Museum of Modern Art artist records.

## Sources

- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/41506
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1288135
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Jaeckel
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500028573
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/29804357/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88054317
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/2876