The Landscape of a Collector To understand Michal Tillner, one must look past the simple label of painter. He was a designer, a draftsman, and a documentarian of folk culture who operated with a specific, localized intensity. Born in Vienna on May 25, 1895, his roots were tied to the Malacky Habán family, a lineage that informed his lifelong obsession with the heritage of his ancestors. His training at the School of Applied Arts in Vi…