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. Hi…