Early Life, Family and Training Albert Wang was born on 1 September 1864 in Horsens, Denmark. He grew up in a household headed by his father, Søren Monberg Wang, who worked as a merchant, and his mother, Ane Cathrine Borg. While his early years were rooted in the life of a merchant's son, his own interests began to pull him toward a different kind of craft. In 1882, he completed an apprenticeship as a building painter in his hometown, a practical foundation that provided him with a fundamental understanding of color and surface. Despite the steady path of a tradesman, Albert Wang felt a pul…