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Hase-und-Igel-Brunnen

Hare and Hedgehog Fountain

Fritz Fleer
1968

Description

Sculpture of a running hare and two hedgehogs.
The sculpture is located at the edge of the Buxtehuder Bürgerbrunnen.

Buxtehude - Hase-und-Igel-Brunnen

Inscription(s)

On the lower edge:

GESTIFTET VON DER STADTSPARKASSE BUXTEHUDE ANLÄSSLICH IHRES 125 JÄHRIGEN BESTEHENS AM 1 OKTOBER 1968

Signature

19[monogram]68

Annotation

The sculpture illustrates the fairy tale Der Hase und der Igel (The Hare and the Hedgehog): A hedgehog goes for a walk and encounters a hare, who is something of an arrogant jerk. They end up challenging one another to a race, but the hedgehog's wife hides herself and pops up as though the hedgehog had beat the hare in the race.

This race took place near Buxtehude.

Buxtehude - Hase-und-Igel-Brunnen

Sculptor

Fritz Fleer (Berlin 1921 - Hamburg 1997), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Nefers Hapiland, Buxtehude.

Locatie (N 53°28'32" - E 9°41'53") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens342; Photograph: 14 April 2016
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