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Etching and Aquatinta in three colours Ernst Fuchs (geb. 1930) - Austrian painter, sculptor and architect Signed on the lower right ‚Ernst Fuchs', numbered lower left II/LXV Guarantee of the Edizioni Bora on the back side Sheet size: 60 x 80 cm From a Berlin Private Collector Works by Ernst Fuchs fetch up to 9.000, - Euros in international auctions Typical mystical Fuchs Very good condition Fuchs, whose motifs are partly based on visions, was particularly interested in mystical-religious themes. This etching's theme is an exception but it still has a mysterious and inexplicable air. The bulgy vase seems to have been done from heavy ceramics and shows different patterns on its form. The flowers in the vase, roses and peonies nearly do not fit into the etching and crowd in the upper part of the sheet. Even though the motive of a flower still life is a classical one, the way Fuchs has done it is unusual. Especially the dark coloration is in contrast to the usual colourful way still lives are usually painted. This etching is kept in brown colours and is signed and numbered II/LXV and is stamped with „edizioni bora" and „l'incisione. The plate's size is 18 x 27 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 Gütersloh. Between 1950 and 1962 Fuchs travelled 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 the Vienna 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 characterised by ornaments and colours, 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.