Ernst Fuchs Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1930 - d. 2015

Ernst Fuchs (13 February 1930 – 9 November 2015) was an Austrian painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, singer and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. In 1972, he acquired the derelict Otto Wagner Villa in Hütteldorf, which he restored and transformed. The villa was inaugurated as the Ernst Fuchs Museum in 1988.

Fuchs studied sculpture with Emmy Steinbock (1943), attended the St. Anna Painting School where he studied under Professor Fröhlich (1944), and entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (1945) where he began his studies under Professor Robin C. Anderson, later moving to the class of Albert Paris von Gütersloh.

At the Academy, he met Arik Brauer, Rudolf Hausner, Fritz Janschka, Wolfgang Hutter, and Anton Lehmden, together with whom he later founded what has become known as the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. He was also a founding member of the Art-Club (1946), as well as the Hundsgruppe, set up in opposition to it in 1951, together with Friedensreich Hundertwasser and Arnulf Rainer. Fuchs died at the age of 85 on November 9, 2015.[1]

Fuchs was Austrian monarchist. He painted Emperor Franz Joseph I. and Otto von Habsburg.

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Dec. 07, 2023
Ernst Fuchs Etching Eremit 1949
Est: $500 - $700
Ernst Fuchs (Austrian, 1930-2015). Etching, Eremit. Pencil signed, inscribed, dated 1949 and numbered 30/30 in the lower margin. Plate 11 3/4" x 5 1/2", sight size 13 1/8" x 6" (with frame 25" x 19 3/4"). Toning to sheet, tear and repair center right, sheet loose in frame, minor losses to frame.
Willow Auction House
Dec. 07, 2023
Ernst Fuchs Caput mortum. 1973
Est: €400 - €500
Ernst Fuchs 1928 Wien - 2015 Wien Caput mortum. 1973 Signed in pencil lower right. Line etching with zinc auf handmade paper. 13 x 13 cm. Blattgröße: Sheet size: 50 x 33 cm. Werkverzeichnis: Weis/Fuchs 187
Neumeister
Dec. 07, 2023
Fuchs, Ernst (Wien 1930-2015)
Est: €1,400 - €1,680
Mappenwerk zu „Jean Paul – Die Rede des toten Christus vom Weltgebäude herab, daß kein Gott sei“ Textband mit 6 Radierungen (u. a. Der Rosenkönig, Scala Mortis, Schmerzensmann und Totenglocke) sowie 12 Suiten mit denselben Motiven als 6 einfarbige und 6 farbige Radierungen. Sign. u. num. 4/180, Serie A 3. Propyläen Verlag Berlin 1972. Leinenkassette (60×41 cm) mit Deckelradierung „Le mot“ (Der Rosenkönig). (52646)
Leo Spik
Dec. 07, 2023
Ernst Fuchs, 1930 Wien – 2015 ebenda
Est: €700 - €900
Fünf Farbradierungen HOMMAGE À RICHARD WAGNER Vier 12,5 x 17 cm, eine 17 x 12,5 cm. Mappengröße: 44 x 36,5 x 4 cm. Jeweils rechts unten signiert „Ernst Fuchs“, jeweils links unterhalb der Darstellung „Ed. 116/200“. Beinhaltet in großer dunkelblauer Samtmappe mit goldfarbenem Prägedruck. Innseitig zudem Titelblatt mit Bezeichnung der einzelnen Radierungen, die während seiner Arbeit an der Ausstattung der Oper Parsifal (Hamburg 1976) und Lohengrin (München 1978) entstanden sind, zudem erneut signiert. Der Künstler gilt als ein Mitbegründer der Wiener Schule des Fantastischen Realismus. (13802433) (18)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Dec. 06, 2023
Fuchs, E., Schmerzensmann / Fuchs, Man of sorrows
Est: -
Fuchs, Ernst (1930 Wien - 2015 ebenda) ''Schmerzensmann''. Vernis mou und Radierung, 1971 (Auflage evtl. später). Unterhalb der Darstellung rechts in Blei signiert. Exemplar 124/180. Hinter Glas gerahmt. 25 x 19,5 cm (Pl), 59 x 40 cm (Ra). Lichtgegilbt, teils stärker. WV Weis/Fuchs 166. Man of sorrows. Etching, 1971 (edition prob. later). Signed in pencil below the motif right. Copy 124/180. Framed behind glass. Tanned by the sunlight, partially stronger.
Kunstauktionshaus Günther
Dec. 03, 2023
Ernst Fuchs
Est: €900 - €1,800
(1930 Wien - 2015 ebenda) "Der Pfau". Originaltitel Farbserigraphie/Lwd. auf Hartfaser kaschiert. Sign. u. nummeriert 45/99. Großformatige Grafik nach einem 1986 entstandenen Monumentalgemälde des Künstlers. Ca. 78 cm x 155 cm. Rahmenleiste. Serigraph (screenprint) in colours on canvas, laid down on masonite. Hand-signed and numbered 45/99.
Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden
Dec. 03, 2023
Ernst Fuchs (Austria 1930-2015) "Angus Mysticus" 1…
Est: $150 - $250
Ernst Fuchs (Austria 1930-2015) "Angus Mysticus" 1975 coloured lithograph, signed with wax seal lower centre, includes book in German Ernst Fuchs Munich 1977
Amanda Addams Auctions
Dec. 02, 2023
Fuchs, Prof. Ernst (1930-Wien-2015) - Vier Radieru…
Est: €180 - €540
Fuchs, Prof. Ernst (1930-Wien-2015) - Vier Radierungen auf Bütten, dabei "Mars", "Mythologische Szene", "Vogelfresser", "Soldat und Mädchen", jeweils mit Bleistift handsigniert, nummeriert 874/3000, Plattenmaße jeweils ca. 19 x 17 cm, Blattmaße ca. 29 x 24,5 cm, Ränder gebräunt, stellenweise stockfleckig, in der Mappe der Vorzugsausgabe "Ernst Fuchs Monographie", Edition Richrad P. Hartmann, München in Zusammenarbeit mit der Edition Volker Huber, Offenbach (Mappe unvollständig)
Auktionshaus Blank
Dec. 02, 2023
Fuchs, Prof. Ernst (1930-Wien-2015) - Drei Radieru…
Est: €180 - €540
Fuchs, Prof. Ernst (1930-Wien-2015) - Drei Radierungen auf Bütten, aus der Vorzugsausgabe "Ernst Fuchs Monographie", Edition Richrad P. Hartmann, München in Zusammenarbeit mit der Edition Volker Huber, Offenbach,1x "Eva Eveka" (Junge Frau mit kleinem Einhorn), 1x "Jakob und sein Kind", 1x "Erscheinung im Busch", jeweils mit Bleistift handsigniert, nummeriert 874/3000, Plattenmaße jeweils ca. 19 x 17 cm, stellenweise stockfleckig, einzeln unter Glas gerahmt, Gesamtmaße jeweils ca. 30 x 26,5 cm, Rahmen mit Gebrauchsspuren
Auktionshaus Blank
Dec. 02, 2023
Fuchs, Prof. Ernst (1930-Wien-2015) - "Satyr und S…
Est: €100 - €300
Fuchs, Prof. Ernst (1930-Wien-2015) - "Satyr und Satyra", Radierung auf aufgewalztem China, 1977, exklusiv für die Galerie Satyra, Kronberg, unterhalb in Blei handsigniert und nummeriert "53/99", Plattenkante ca.26,6x16,2cm, Blatt liegt lose, Blattmaße ca.49,5x32cm
Auktionshaus Blank
Dec. 01, 2023
Fuchs, Ernst (Wien 1930-2015 ebda.),
Est: €200 - €300
Samson und Delila. Farbserigraphie. Sign. und numeriert. 48,2 x 37,5 cm; Blattmaße: 65 x 50 cm. - - Exemplar 2/200. - Im breiten Rand mit Prägestempel sowie minimalen Kratzern. - Beiliegt eine Radierung von Hans Georg Rauch (1939-1993). -
Zisska & Lacher
Dec. 01, 2023
ERNST FUCHS
Est: €300 - €600
ERNST FUCHS 1930 Vienna - 2015 ibid. SHEET FROM 'SAMSON' Etching on laid paper. Print size 30,5 x 24 cm (f. 43 x 34,5 x 2 cm). Signed by hand lower right and inscribed 'XXII' in print. Verso: Slightly browned. Framed behind glass (unopened). ERNST FUCHS 1930 Wien - 2015 ebenda BLATT AUS 'SAMSON' Radierung auf Bütten. DM 30,5 x 24 cm (R. 43 x 34,5 x 2 cm). Unten rechts handsigniert sowie im Druck bez. 'XXII'. Leicht gebräunt. Hinter Glas gerahmt (ungeöffnet). Bitte beachten Sie, dass bei diesem Objekt wegen der Abgeltung des gesetzlichen Folgerechts § 26 UrhG eine pauschale Umlage von 2% auf den Zuschlagpreis zu entrichten ist. Please note that this lot has a flat-rated charge of 2% of the hammer price which will be payable to satisfy the provisions of the statutory resale right pursuant to art. 26 of the German Copyright Act (Urhebergesetz, UrhG).
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Nov. 30, 2023
Ernst Fuchs: "Gegenlicht der blauen Stunde"
Est: €12,000 - €18,000
FUCHS, ERNST Vienna 1930 - 2015 Title: "Gegenlicht der blauen Stunde". Date: 1988. Technique: Oil on canvas. Measurement: 80 x 65cm. Notation: Signed and dated lower left: Ernst Fuchs 1988. Once more signed, dated and inscribed on the crossbar of the stretcher verso centre: Ernst Fuchs 1988 ERNST FUCHS. Titled verso on the top of the stretcher: GEGENLICHT DER BLAUEN STUNDE. Frame/Pedestal: Craftman's frame. A certificate from the art dealer Andreas Lutherer, Bochum, dated 7th August 2001 as well as from Kunsthaus Artes, Hanover, is available for the work. Provenance: - Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Nov. 28, 2023
Ernst Fuchs *
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
(Wien 1930–2015) “Prophet”, signed and dated Ernst Fuchs April 1970, charcoal on paper, image size in mount, 64 x 48,5 cm, framed Exhibited in the catalogue are full page illustrations: Die Gallerie 68 Mannheim shows Ernst Fuchs Provenance: Baukunst, Köln, Galerie (on the reverse label) Private Collection, lower Austria
Dorotheum
Nov. 28, 2023
Ernst Fuchs *
Est: €30,000 - €50,000
(Vienna 1930–2015) SALVADOR DALÍ “ETRE DIEU”, signed Ernst Fuchs, titled on the reverse, SALVADOR DALÍ “ETRE DIEU”, mixed media on canvas, 72 x 129 cm, framed Ernst Fuchs and Salvador DalÍ were very close until their deaths. Ernst Fuchs met Salvador Dali in Paris 1950. In 2015, the Ernst Fuchs Museum presented at the Otto Wagner Villa a special exhibition: Ernst Fuchs Salvador DalÍ: Eine Künstlerfreundschaft Provenance: Private Collection, Lower Austria directly from the Ernst Fuchs Private Foundation
Dorotheum
Nov. 27, 2023
ERNST FUCHS: ESTHER
Est: €50,000 - €100,000
Ernst Fuchs Esther bronze, gold plated h. 350 cm; span: 230 cm signed and numbered on the base: Ernst Fuchs 5/5 For the design of the "Paradiso" sculpture park to be installed behind the Fuchs Villa in Hütteldorf in the early 2000s, the artist created the monumental bronze sculpture "Esther", who wears a magnificent gilded crown on her head. A connection can be traced to the biblical Queen Esther, the wife of the Persian King Ahasuerus, who saved her people, the Jews, from annihilation with her negotiatory skill. Yet Ernst Fuchs certainly also knew the far more ancient meaning of the name, which means "goddess" in Babylonian and "young woman" in Sanskrit. He thus gives the sculpture a meaning that goes beyond the biblical context. Ernst Fuchs’ Esther, with her expansive hips and plump breasts covered by golden leaves, is a symbol of fertility and femininity familiar to us from many cultures since the Palaeolithic Age. With its closed eyelids, her face is reminiscent of Apsara heads – those half-human, half-divine women of Hindu and Buddhist mythology – and of the Khmer heads that can be admired in the famous Bayon temple in Angkor Thom. Ernst Fuchs has studied ancient cultures intensively and repeatedly incorporates their canon of figures and mythologies into his diverse body of work. Thus, the attributes given to Esther have also been carefully chosen by the artist. On her outstretched left arm; we see a twig with a budding blossom as a sign of immortality; as well as of femininity, love and fertility. The right arm is entwined by a snake winding its way towards the woman’s shoulder. In Ancient Egypt, as in many ancient eastern cultures, the snake was an expression of supreme divine and royal power. It is a primordial symbol of life, renewal, rejuvenation and resurrection on the one hand, and of death and destruction on the other. In the Bible, the snake is not only the tempter who causes the expulsion from Paradise, but also a symbol of power and wisdom – and, as the companion of many different goddesses, embodies the female logos. (Sophie Cieslar)
Im Kinsky
Nov. 27, 2023
ERNST FUCHS: "WELTREISE - TRAUM - BRUCHLANDUNG"
Est: €70,000 - €140,000
Ernst Fuchs "Weltreise - Traum - Bruchlandung" early 2000s mixed media on canvas; framed 168 x 236 cm inscribed on the reverse: Weltreise - Traum Bruchlandung private property, Vienna Ernst Fuchs was a flamboyant figure within the Viennese School of Fantastic Realism. With a certain reservation towards abstract art and under the influence of artists such as Max Ernst, Rene Magritte and Salvador Dalí, while also borrowing from Art Nouveau and the Viennese Secessionists such as Klimt or Kubin, the "Fantastic Realists" shaped Austrian artistic life for decades with their symbolist, mythical, otherworldly paintings. In his works, Fuchs depicted his private mythologies, apocalyptic visions and historicisms as well as dreams, combining strong colours and contrasts to create a fantastic and magical cosmology. Time and again the artist, who was Jewish by birth but baptised a Catholic, devoted himself to religious themes, while at the same time his art also reflected the turbulent social and cultural changes of the 1960s in particular. It became a symbol for the emerging hippie movement and the push towards freedom, body awareness and lucid dreaming. Fuchs’ paintings and drawings are characterised by their detailed, surrealistic imagery and evoke a dreamlike atmosphere. Intensive colours and an almost exuberant sensuality are characteristic of his work. Through intensive study of the Old Masters, whom he also liked to quote, he acquired great technical skill in oil painting and in a variety of printing techniques; Fuchs’s paintings also display remarkable precision and a keen understanding of the use of light and shadow. His multi-faceted artistic approach, controversial debates about his work and eccentric appearance made Ernst Fuchs an important figure in the art scene of his time. (Ina Waldstein)
Im Kinsky
Nov. 27, 2023
ERNST FUCHS: ZODIAC: CAPRICORN
Est: €3,000 - €6,000
Ernst Fuchs Zodiac: Capricorn bronze h. 100 cm; ? 80 cm signed and numbered on the reverse: Ernst Fuchs II/VI
Im Kinsky
Nov. 27, 2023
ERNST FUCHS: ZODIAC: SAGITTARIUS
Est: €3,000 - €6,000
Ernst Fuchs Zodiac: Sagittarius bronze h. 100 cm; ? 80 cm signed and numbered on the reverse: Ernst Fuchs II/VI
Im Kinsky
Nov. 27, 2023
ERNST FUCHS: ZODIAC: LIBRA
Est: €3,000 - €6,000
Ernst Fuchs Zodiac: Libra bronze h. 100 cm; ? 80 cm signed and numbered on the reverse: Ernst Fuchs II/VI
Im Kinsky
Nov. 27, 2023
ERNST FUCHS: ZODIAC: VIRGO
Est: €3,000 - €6,000
Ernst Fuchs Zodiac: Virgo bronze h. 100 cm; ? 80 cm signed and numbered on the reverse: Ernst Fuchs II/VI
Im Kinsky
Nov. 27, 2023
ERNST FUCHS: ZODIAC: CANCER
Est: €3,000 - €6,000
Ernst Fuchs Zodiac: Cancer bronze h. 100 cm; ? 80 cm signed and numbered on the reverse: Ernst Fuchs II/VI
Im Kinsky
Nov. 27, 2023
ERNST FUCHS: ZODIAC: GEMINI
Est: €3,000 - €6,000
Ernst Fuchs Zodiac: Gemini bronze h. 100 cm; ? 80 cm signed and numbered on the reverse: Ernst Fuchs II/VI
Im Kinsky
Nov. 27, 2023
ERNST FUCHS: HEAD OF DAVID
Est: €15,000 - €30,000
Ernst Fuchs Head of David bronze 88 x 96 x 102 cm signed and numbered on the base: Ernst Fuchs II/VI
Im Kinsky