A Life Divided Between Soil and Canvas Wilhelm Casper Magnus August Wrede lived a life of dualities, split between the quiet responsibilities of a landowner and the restless impulses of a painter. Born in Kaarina, Finland, his early years were marked by a formal education in drawing, beginning at the Suomen Taideyhdistys Drawing School and continuing at the Turku Drawing School. He was a man of significant talent, once viewed as a pee…