VIENNA (AP) — Austrian painter Ernst Fuchs, whose works combined a love of color and texture with clear lines, mysticism and religious themes, died Monday at 85.

Primarily known for his vivid paintings, Fuchs was also an internationally recognized sculptor, stage designer and print maker, composer and poet.

Tillmann Fuchs, the artist’s son, confirmed his father died but did not disclose the cause of death.

Fuchs and other artists – Arik Brauer, Rudolf Hausner, Fritz Janschka, Wolfgang Hutter and Anton Lehmden – founded the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism, which emphasized clarity and details in a way that some have compared to early Flemish painting, as well as religious and esoteric symbolism.