a life of art and precision max pollak, a painter and printmaker, was born on february 2, 1886, in prague, czechoslovakia. his life's journey took him to vienna, austria, where he spent his formative years, eventually entering the viena academy of art at the age of sixteen in 1902. the making of a master pollak's early work already showed a promising skill in etching, which would later become one of his defining characteristics. as he honed his craft in vienna, austria, he developed a unique style that set him apart from his contemporaries. his singular and penetrating portraits, particularly…