Austrian artist Ernst Fuchs has died aged 85

Austrian artist Ernst Fuchs has died aged 85.

He was an internationally recognised painter, sculptor, poet and music composer who co-founded the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism.

Fuchs was baptised a Catholic during the Nazi era to escape the devastation of the Holocaust.

The cause of his death was not disclosed.

Genialer Maler Ernst #fuchs hat auch solches gemacht: #bmw 635 CSI Art Car mit dem Namen #feuerfuchsaufhasenjagdpic.twitter.com/G0dLzcmmCP

— Peter Nowak (@DerNowak) November 9, 2015