Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

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Austrian | 1736 - 1783

Franz Xaver Messerschmidt was an Austrian Old Masters sculptor who was born in 1736. 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 , and . The most recent article is written for ARTFORUM in January 2025. The artist died in 1783.