Polar Bear With Cubs

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'''''Polar Bear With Cubs''''' ([[Danish language|Danish]]: ''Isbjørn med inger'') is a sculpture situated at the southern end of the [[Langelinie|Langelinie Quay]], just north of Langelinie Marina, in the [[Østerbro]] district of [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]].

==History==
The sculpture was created by [[Holger Wederkinch]] in Paris. It was first exhibitied at theSalon in 1929 where it was awarded a gold medal. A bronze cast was in 1937 acquired by an anonymous buyer and gifted to Copenhagen's Port Authority. It was unveiled at the southern end of the Langelinie Quay in 1939.<ref></ref> The bear was during the [[Occupation of Denmark]] shot in the head by a German soldier. He was later sent back to Germany for the act.

== References ==


==External links==
* [http://bit.ly/2s0REwB Holger Wederkinch]



[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in Copenhagen]]
[[Category:Bronze sculptures in Denmark]]
[[Category:Animal sculptures in Denmark]]
[[Category:1929 sculptures]]
[[Category:1939 establishments in Denmark]]
[[Category:Sculptures of bears]]
[[Category:Polar bears in art]]

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