The Artist as He Imagined Himself Laughing
1777-81
Tin cast
H. 43.1 x W. 23 x D. 25 cm
(17 x 9 x 9 7/8 in.)
Private Collection, Belgium
b. 1736, Wiesensteig, Bavaria
d. 1783, Pressburg (today, Bratislava)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
The Artist as He Imagined Himself Laughing
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1777-81
"Capuchin"
ca. 1780
Lead-tin cast
H. 36.4 x W. 22 x D. 27.5 cm
(14 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
Galéria mesta Bratislavy, Bratislava
b. 1736, Wiesensteig, Bavaria
d. 1783, Pressburg (today, Bratislava)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
"Capuchin"
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
ca. 1780
Childish Weeping
1771-83
Tin-lead cast
H. 44 x W. 22 x D. 25 cm
(17 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.)
Szépművészeti Múzeum
(Museum of Fine Arts), Budapest
b. 1736, Wiesensteig, Bavaria
d. 1783, Pressburg (today, Bratislava)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Childish Weeping
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1771-83
Afflicted with Constipation
1771-83
Lead-tin cast
H. 30.2 x W. 22 x D. 22 cm
(11 7/8 x 8 5/8 x 8 5/8 in.)
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
b. 1736, Wiesensteig, Bavaria
d. 1783, Pressburg (today, Bratislava)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Afflicted with Constipation
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1771-83
The Difficult Secret
1771-83
Tin cast
H. 43.2 x W. 22.5 x D. 24.5 cm
(17 x 8 7/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Private Collection, New York
b. 1736, Wiesensteig, Bavaria
d. 1783, Pressburg (today, Bratislava)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
The Difficult Secret
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1771-83
Franz von Scheyb
Before 1769
Lead-tin alloy
H. 42 x W. 22.5 x D. 22.5 cm
(16 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Wien Museum, Vienna
b. 1736, Wiesensteig, Bavaria
d. 1783, Pressburg (today, Bratislava)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Franz von Scheyb
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Before 1769
The Ill-Humored Man
1771-83
Lead-tin cast
H. 38.7 x W. 23 x D. 23 cm
(15 1/4 x 9 x 9 in.)
Musée du Louvre, Paris
b. 1736, Wiesensteig, Bavaria
d. 1783, Pressburg (today, Bratislava)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
The Ill-Humored Man
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1771-83
Just Rescued from Drowning
1771-83
Alabaster
H. 40 x W. 20 x D. 25.5 cm
(15 3/4 x 7 3/8 x 10 in.)
Private Collection, Belgium
b. 1736, Wiesensteig, Bavaria
d. 1783, Pressburg (today, Bratislava)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Just Rescued from Drowning
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1771-83
Quiet Peaceful Sleep
1777-83
Tin cast
H. 43 x W. 24 x D. 26 cm
(16 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)
Szépművészeti Múzeum
(Museum of Fine Arts), Budapest
b. 1736, Wiesensteig, Bavaria
d. 1783, Pressburg (today, Bratislava)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Quiet Peaceful Sleep
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1777-83
A Hypocrite and Slanderer
1771-83
Metal cast (lead-tin alloy?)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
H. 37 x W. 24.4 x D. 29.5 cm
(14 5/8 x 5 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
Purchase, European Scultpure and Decorative Arts Fund; Lila Acheson Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fisch, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Richardson Gifts, 2010
b. 1736, Wiesensteig, Bavaria
d. 1783, Pressburg (today, Bratislava)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
A Hypocrite and Slanderer
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1771-83
Variation of "Strong Odor"
1771-83
Metal cast (lead-tin alloy?)
H. 48.9 x W. 23 x D. 32 cm
(19 1/4 x 9 x 12 5/8 in.)
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
b. 1736, Wiesensteig, Bavaria
d. 1783, Pressburg (today, Bratislava)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Variation of "Strong Odor"
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1771-83
The Yawner
1771-83
Tin cast
H. 43 x W. 22 x D. 24 cm
(16 1/2 x 8 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Szépművészeti Múzeum
(Museum of Fine Arts), Budapest
b. 1736, Wiesensteig, Bavaria
d. 1783, Pressburg (today, Bratislava)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
The Yawner
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1771-83
