Leo Putz (1869-1940) was a Tyrolean painter. His work encompasses Art Nouveau, Impressionism and the beginnings of Expressionism. Figures and landscapes are his predominant subjects.
Leo Putz was born in Merano in South Tyrol, Italy, in 1869.
His artistic career began in 1885 under the aegis of his stepbrother.
This was Robert Poetzelberger (1856-1930) who was a professor at the Munich Academy and who taught him drawing.