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Ernst Fuchs's visionairy artwork





Born on February 13th 1930, Professor Ernst Fuchs is one of the founders of the "Viennese school of Fantastic Realism".
During his 12 years in Paris, Ernst Fuchs´s circle of friends included Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau and Jean-Paul Satre.
After Paris he travelled through various countries before retreting to the Dormitio monastery in Jerusalem where he began his monumental "Last Supper".
In 1962 Ernst Fuchs returned to Vienna as a painter and sculptor of international repute.
It is here that he bought the Villa Wagner in 1972 which is now a private museum open to the public.
Ernst Fuchs has lived in Monte Carlo since 1987.

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