Fodboldspillere

Fodboldspillere er en skulptur i bronze af den dansk-franske billedhugger Jean René Gaugain opstillet ved John Stampes Plads foran Stadionhallerne. Skulpturen står på en sokkel af granit.

Skulpturen var en gave til byen fra en række anonyme borgere. Det er tidligere landsholdsspiller Fritz Tarp fra B93, der har stået model til den ene af figurerne.

Gaugain havde en dybtgående interesse for at skildre bevægelse – både menneskers og dyrs. Det præger hans værker. Jean René Gaugain er også kunstneren bag Urkraften, som er opstillet i Søjlehallen inde i Stadionhallerne.

Jean René Gaugain var søn af maleren Paul Gaugain, der var en overgang dansk gift.

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Fodboldspillere is a bronze sculpture by the Danish-French artist Jean René Gaugain, located at John Stampes Plads in front of the Stadionhallerne. The sculpture stands on a granite pedestal.

The sculpture was a gift to the city from a group of anonymous citizens. The model for one of the figures was Fritz Tarp, a former national team player from B93.

Gaugain had a profound interest in depicting movement, both of humans and animals, which is evident in his works. Jean René Gaugain is also the artist behind Urkraften, which is displayed in the Søjlehallen inside the Stadionhallerne.

Gaugain was the son of the painter Paul Gaugain, who was briefly married to a Danish woman.