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Groningen Sphinxes (Groninger Sfinxen)

Freark Dyk

About this artwork.

The three Groningen Sphinxes are located in front of the entrance to the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pharmacy and Dentistry of the University of Groningen. Their shapes are identical, but because they are not placed at the same height and are slightly shifted in relation to each other, an undulating play of lines is created that is reinforced by an increasing colour difference between the three sphinxes.

Freark Dyk created the artwork in 1980, commissioned by the Academic Hospital Groningen (now UMCG).

Location.

Antonius Deusinglaan 1

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Facts & Figures.

  • Design
    Freark Dyk

  • District
    Oosterparkwijk

  • Year of creation
    1980

  • Art type
    Freestanding sculpture

  • Dimensions
    h 1,45 x b 2,00 x d 0,68 m