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stands five-meters high and spans six-meters in length. The subject is a
Jutland workhorse, which emphasizes its strength and vitality through the defined shapes of its muscles. It was commissioned by the City of Randers in 1959 and installed ten years later. In the 1970s, Schou visited
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in Paris from 1929 to 1934. She also participated annually in the Spring
Exhibition through the 1950s. Though most known for her equine statues, Schou was equally interested in and produced statues of people. Many of these portraits, of subjects such as artist
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for twelve years, beginning the work in 1944 to create a city landmark which is a balance between movement and stationary forms, as well as gives equal prominence to horse and rider. The commissioned work was installed in front of the
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Sculpture Society and repeated the service between 1941 and 1942. In 1956, she was the recipient of the Agnes Lunn Prize. She was a member of the
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and elevated to a Knight 1st Class in 1974. As art tastes changed, Schou's realism was often unappreciated in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1995, a retrospective exhibition of her works was held by the
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family, her parents indulged her wishes, though her father was apprehensive about her desire to sculpt rather than paint.
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