Ordrupgaard houses one of the country's most significant collections of Jean René Gauguin's (1881-1961) works. The museum's founders, Henny and Wilhelm Hansen, recognized the talent of the Danish-French sculptor, and in 1927, they commissioned the main work, the fountain group Merman and Mermaid, which was inaugurated in the Rose Garden the following year. Since then, more works by Gauguin have been added to the collection, and in 2023, the museum received a generous donation from Jean-Paul Guintrand in memory of Jørgen L. Dalgaard. These works are now part of a new presentation of Gauguin's ceramic art.
The exhibition showcases a brilliant array of Gauguin's ceramic sculptures, all created at the Bing & Grøndahl porcelain factory, where he worked from 1923 for several decades. Here, you can experience the artist's colorful and imaginative world populated by animals, humans, and mythical creatures, and gain insight into his work with the many expressive possibilities of clay.
The exhibition has been made possible with generous support from:
Lizzie and Ejler Ruges Kunstfond Jørgen Krygers og Anne Ammitzbølls Fond
Jean Gauguin, Merman and Mermaid, (1928). Photographer Anders Sune Berg
JEAN GAUGUIN & CERAMICS
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