The artist’s time at Schloss Leopoldskron is best described in his own words: “I lived at Leopoldskron for eighteen years, where I truly lived and infused it with life. I lived every room, every table, every chair, every light, every painting. I built, drew, decorated, planted and dreamed of it when I wasn’t there...(..)”

Citation continued. “…I always loved it (the palace) in a unique way; never as something ordinary. Those were my most precious, richest, and mature years.(..) I lost it and never complained. I lost everything I had brought there. It was the fruit of my life’s work“.