The Quiet Observer of the Alpine Peaks Born into the family of a hotelier in Vienna, Leopold Munsch began his professional life far from the easel, serving as a clerk within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This period of administrative duty lasted many years, from 1853 until 1867, yet the pull of the landscape remained constant. His early training was private, guided by the hand of L. Lonnstein, but his true artistic awakening arrive…