A life in color and stagecraft Jens Waldemar Wang began his days in Fredrikstad, born on 11 March 1859. His early years were not spent in front of a canvas but within the rhythms of trade in Kristiania, a path he eventually left behind to seek something else. By 1882, he had entered the royal drawing school, spending three years refining his eye while painting alongside Christian Krohg. This period of study brought him closer to the te…