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Cast-bronze, patinated in brown and partly gilded Austria, 1973 Ernst Fuchs (born 1930) - Austrian painter, sculptor and architect With punched numbering and signature '135/300 Ernst Fuchs' on the right lower leg With the foundry mark 'EH' punched on the right lower leg Dimensions: 33,2 x 14,7 x 32,1 cm Dimensions of the plinth: 35.2 x 20.2 x 4 cm Good condition Provenance: Private collection, Germany Copies of the 'Sphinx mit dem Goldhelm' fetch up to €3,600 at international auctions Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU The mythical creature Sphinx was a male lion with a human head in Egyptian mythology. The ancient Greeks often depict sphinxes as females with female heads. The Austrian artist Ernst Fuchs presents his 'Sphinx with the Golden Helmet' completely as a naked woman that takes only the posture of the Egyptian creature. The lush gilding of the sweeping headdress of the Sphinx gives the plastic also a precious character. The bronze plastic is marked on the right lower leg with the punched numbering and signature '135/300 Ernst Fuchs', and the punched foundry mark 'EH'. The gilding shows tiny losses and the brown patina small scratches on the right forearm and lower leg. The overall condition of the bronze figure is good. It measures 33.2 x 14.7 x 32.1 cm, the plinth 35.2 x 20.2 x 4 cm. Ernst Fuchs (born 1930) Already as a pupil, Ernst Fuchs obtained instruction in painting and sculpting from his parents' friends and began his studies at the age of 15 at the Viennese Akademie der Bildenden Künste under Albert Paris von Güterloh. Between 1950 and 1962 Fuchs traveled a lot and exhibited in various countries, until he returned to Vienna in 1962 as a professor. There he grew to be one of the main representatives of theVienna School of Fantastic Realism, whose founder was his teacher, von Gütersloh. Even though it was inspired by Surrealism, Phantastical Realism orientated itself more and more towards the technical perfection of the Old Masters and is less abstract than Surrealism. Fuchs mainly completed works with mystical-religious themes. Apart from his graphic works, Fuchs worked as a stage designer, costume designer, singer and architect. His buildings are characterized by ornaments and colors, and can still be admired today. The Otto-Wagner-Villa built by Fuchs himself is today the Ernst-Fuchs-Museum. Fuchs' works are shown internationally in different retrospectives. In 2004 he received the First Class Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art. (fea) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Due to the legal obligation for the resale royalty in the art market the following applies: As a result of its membership in the AV Kunst, Auctionata charges additionally to the hammer price the contribution to the AV Kunst of currently 2.1% of the revenues from the sale of fine arts and photographs pro rata towards the buyer. More information about royalty right in our T&C.