Markus Pernhart: Pioneer of Alpine Landscape Impressionism Markus Pernhart (Marko Perhnart), born July 28, 1824, in Untermayer, Austria – died March 30, 1871, in Klagenfurt, was a Carinthian Slovenian / Austrian painter who stands as a pivotal figure in the burgeoning movement of alpine landscape impressionism. He is considered by many scholars to be the first Slovenian realistic landscape painter, cementing his place within the artis…