Early Life and Artistic Training Thomas Leitner was born on March 7, 1876, in Altmünster. His early years in Austria provided the foundation for a life spent observing the nuances of light and landscape. In 1893, he moved to Vienna to begin his formal studies at the Academy. There, he worked under the guidance of Franz Rumpler, learning the technical discipline required to translate the physical world onto canvas. His talent was reco…