Early Life, Family and Training Sigurd Wandel was born on 22 February 1875 in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. He grew up in a household where art was a constant presence. His father, Oscar Andreas Wandel, was an art collector, and his mother, Elisabeth Wandel, was a painter. This environment was shared with his brother, Carl Ellis Wandel, and his uncle, the naval officer and polar explorer Carl Frederick Wandel. His formal training began at the Teknisk skole. From there, he moved toward the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied from 1892 to 1895. His educati…