Jens-Flemming Sørensen

Jens-Flemming Sørensen (30 August 1933 – 1 December 2017) was a Danish sculptor. Originally a tailor he worked most of his life as an artist of sculptures. Most of his work was fashioned from bronze and marble and frequently incorporated spherical shapes as well as depictions of the female body.

Sørensen was born in Copenhagen on 30 August 1933, and from 1987 lived and worked in Italy, mostly in the Toscana area known for its many artists. Jens-Flemming Sørensen died in Pietrasanta Italy on 1 December 2017[1] from natural causes.

In 1972 he was the recipient of the Eckersberg Medal.[2][3]

Public art by Jens-Flemming Sørensen
Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 Date TypeMaterialDimensions Designation Notes
Balls Head / Interpretation of Ruins Reading Abbey, Reading, UK

51.455920°N 0.965399°W / 51.455920; -0.965399		 2000 SculptureBronze A sculpture based on an interpretation of the adjacent ruins of the abbey. It has no formal name, but is sometimes referred to as either the Balls Head or the Interpretation of Ruins.[4]

Et sted mellem drøm og virkelighed Marselisborg Palace, Aarhus, Denmark 1977 (1977) SculptureBronze
Fontænen på Frue Kirkeplads Frue Kirkeplads, Aarhus, Denmark

56.157765°N 10.204692°E / 56.157765; 10.204692		 1977 (1977) Fountain
Sculpture		Granite
Bronze		 [5]

References
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  1. "Tænd et lys for Jens-Flemming Sørensen". Dødsannoncer. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. "Jens-Flemming Sørensen". artnet.de (in German). Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. "Jens-Flemming Sørensen". Saxo Bank. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  4. "Interpretation of Ruins" (PDF). The Potts VC Trust. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018..
  5. "Fountain on Frue Kirkeplads" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
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