Early Life, Family and Training Ole Søndergaard was born in 1876 in Allerslev, a village located near Lejre in northwestern Zealand. His early years in the Danish countryside provided the foundation for a life dedicated to visual art. Before entering formal academies, he spent time as an apprentice painter between 1897 and 1898, learning the practicalities of the craft through hands-on labor. His formal education took him to Copenhag…