The Formative Years in Vienna Born in Graz in 1877, Robert Philippi began his path through the world of art with a foundation built on practical instruction. His early training was shaped by the theater painter Kautsky and the private painting school Streblow in Vienna. These initial steps led him to more formal academic settings, including the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts between 1893 and 1896, where he studied under Christian Griepenk…