Early Life, Family and Training Born on April 27, 1855, in Süderau, Germany, Hans Olde was shaped by a tension between ancestral expectation and personal inclination. He was originally intended to follow the path of his family, preparing for a life as a farmer. This vocation, rooted in the soil of his birthplace, was the direction his father strongly desired for him. However, the pull of the visual arts proved stronger than the demand…