The Painter of the Wachau Born in the bustling streets of Wien, Maximilian Suppantschitsch spent his early years absorbing the light and shadow of the Austrian capital. He sought formal training at the Wiener Akademie, where he studied under the guidance of Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels. This education provided the foundation for a life spent chasing the specific, shifting moods of the landscape. His hands were rarely still, producin…