The Life and Artistic Journey of Franz Lenk Franz Lenk was a German painter born in Langenbernsdorf. His formal training began with an apprenticeship in decorative painting and a period as a lithographer. He pursued his studies at the Dresden Academy under Richard Müller and Ludwig von Hofmann, and later continued his education with Richard Dreher, Ferdinand Dorsch, and Max Feldbauer. He also studied under Robert Sterl. After the war,…