French born Jean René Gauguin was the son of the famous artist Paul Gauguin and his Danish wife Mette Gad. He spent most of his life in Denmark where he was educated as a carpenter, but made his career as a sculptor. He produced at least four life-size sculptures of sporting male figures between 1921 and 1936. In 1909 Gauguin became a Danish citizen. In 1924 he won the bronze medal with his sculpture Boxer.
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