Works by: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
Afflicted with Constipation
1771-1783, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

   

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
An Arch-Rascal
1771-1783, Österreichische Galerie im Belvedere, Vienna

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
The Artist as He Imagined Himself Laughing
1777-1781, private collection

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
Capuchin
c. 1780, Galéria mesta Bratislavy, Bratislava

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
Childish Weeping
1771-1783, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
The Difficult Secret
1771-1783, private collection

   

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
A Dismal and Sinister Man
1771-1783, Österreichische Galerie im Belvedere, Vienna

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
Empress Maria Theresa
1760, Österreichische Galerie im Belvedere, Vienna

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
Grief Locked Up Inside
1771-1783, Württembergisches Landesmuseum, Stuttgart

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
A Hypochondriac
1771-1783, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
A Hypocrite and Slanderer
1771-1783, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

   

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
The Ill-Humored Man
1771-1783, Musée du Louvre, Paris

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
The Incapable Bassoonist
c. 1771-1777, private collection

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
Just Rescued from Drowning
1771-1783, private collection

   

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
The Noble-Minded Man
1771-1775, Österreichische Galerie im Belvedere, Vienna

   

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
Quiet Peaceful Sleep
1777-1783, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
A Strong Man
c. 1770, private collection

   

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
Strong Odor
1771-1783, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
A Surly Old Soldier
1777-1783, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich

 

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
The Ultimate Simpleton
1771-1783, Wien Museum, Vienna

   

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
The Vexed Man
1771-1783, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

     

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt [German, 1736 – 1783]
The Yawner
1771-1781, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest