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Franz Xavier Simm (Austrian, 1853-1918)
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signed and inscribed 'F Simm. München, Angenehme Botschaft.' on the reverse
oil on board
14¼ x 10½ in. (36.2 x 26.7 cm.)

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Please note that this work is signed on the console table.

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Born in Vienna in 1853, Franz Xavier Simm studied at the famed Academy in his home town. He worked for a while in the studio of Anselm Feuerbach (1829-1880) and then spent two years under the tutelage of Edouard von Engerth (1818-1892). Like many German artists of his generation, he traveled to Rome and spent five years studying the art of the Italian masters before finally settling in Munich.

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