The Observational Eye of Fritz Reiss Born in the heart of Prussia in 1857, Fritz Reiss emerged as a master of visual storytelling, a man whose artistic journey was defined by an unwavering commitment to the authentic pulse of daily life. His early years were steeped in the rich traditions of the lithographic arts, having been trained within his father’s established business in Düsseldorf. This foundational period under the tutelage of masters like Karl Müller and Heinrich Lauenstein instilled in him a technical precision that would later serve as the backbone for his more expansive, narrativ…