Early Life and Artistic Training Gustav Hessing enters the historical record on January 20, 1909, in Chernivtsi, Austria-Hungary. The early years of his life precede the formal training that would define his technical foundation. By 1926, he moves into the academic sphere of Vienna, enrolling at the Academy of Fine Arts. He spends the next five years within its walls, studying under the instruction of F. Andri and K. Fahringer. This p…