Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

Austrian | 1736 - 1783

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt was an Austrian Old Masters sculptor who was born in 1736. Their work is currently being shown at Upper Belvedere in Vienna. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Upper Belvedere have featured Franz Xaver Messerschmidt's work in the past.Franz Xaver Messerschmidt's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 650 USD to 1,821,807 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2005 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,821,807 USD for AN IMPORTANT ALABASTER BUST OF THE SO-CALLED "RESCUED FROM DROWNING, sold at Sotheby's London in 2005. Franz Xaver Messerschmidt has been featured in articles for Hyperallergic, The Washington Post and Fine Art Connoisseur. The most recent article is Face to Face: Marc Quinn Meets Franz Xaver Messerschmidt in New Exhibition at the Belvedere written for ArtDaily in February 2022. The artist died in 1783.

Tête de caractère

Bronze sculpture with brown patina

Hauteur totale : 58 cm

dark patinated bronze

59,5 cm.

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At Auction

Recent Auction Results

one laughing, the other crying

By Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

Morphets

Een karakterkop

By Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

-28%

below mid-estimate

Onder de Boompjes Auction House

Character head

By Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

+122%

above mid-estimate

Deutsch Auctioneers

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Current Exhibitions

Picture this! The Belvedere Collection from Cranach to EXPORT

Upper Belvedere

Vienna | Austria

Mar 29,2023 - Mar 23,2025

Past Exhibitions

Face to Face: Marc Quinn meets Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

Upper Belvedere

Vienna | Austria

Feb 24,2022 - Jul 03,2022

On Everyone’s Lips. From Pieter Bruegel to Cindy Sherman

Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg | Germany

Oct 31,2020 - Jun 06,2021

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Articles

Face to Face: Marc Quinn Meets Franz Xaver Messerschmidt in New Exhibition at the Belvedere

ArtDaily 25/02/2022

A compelling dialogue between contemporary art and major works from the museum's collection: for the first time, the Belvedere is juxtaposing British artist Marc Quinn's suite of works Emotional Detox with the iconic "character heads” of Baroque sculptor Franz Xaver...