Arnold Peter Weisz-Kubínčan: A Slovak Expressionist Early Life and Education Born: 1898 in Banská Štvrť, Slovakia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire). Weisz-Kubínčan was born into a Jewish family, initially residing in Ujście, German Empire before moving to Dolný Kubín, Slovakia. Education: He began his artistic training at the School of Applied Arts in Budapest from 1913 to 1917, focusing on sculpture. His studies wer…