Bronze on granite base
Austria, 2013
Ernst Fuchs (born 1930) – Austrian painter, sculptor and architect
Signed in the cast ‘Ernst Fuchs’
With the punched mark ‘E.A.’
Dimensions: 18 x 44 x 15.4 cm
Very good condition
Typical work by the artist with erotic charisma; bronzes by Ernst Fuchs fetch more than €19.000 at international auctions

This bronze from 2013 shows an angel nestled between his powerful wings sleeping peacefully. Ernst Fuchs has depicted him as a female figure with long, curly hair. She is dressed in a fine, thin robe that let the breasts appear almost bare and provides the angel with an erotic charisma.

The bronze sculpture is signed in the cast ‘Ernst Fuchs’ and provided with the punched mark ‘E.A.’. The overall condition is very good. It measures 18 x 44 x 15.4 cm. The dimensions of the base are 45 x 16 x 3 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 as pupil of Albert Paris von Güterloh. 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 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 Honor for Science and Art. (fea)

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