Hanne Varming

Hanne Varming née Larsen (13 May 1939 – 30 October 2022) was a Danish sculptor and medallist. Her works include statues of celebrities such as Victor Borge but generally depict ordinary people or even her own children. Her portraits of Queen Margrethe II can be seen on the Danish 10 and 20 crown pieces. Her representation of an old couple sitting on a bench in Copenhagen's Kultorvet is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's Hyldemoer or The Little Elder-Tree Mother.

Biography Born on 13 May 1939 in Copenhagen, Hanne Varming is the daughter of the registrar Viggo Larsen (1911–1997) and Inger Øllgaard (born 1914). In 1962, she married the sculptor Erik Varming (born 1942) with whom she had four children: Johan Ludvig (1964), Signe Marie (1965), Karen Margrethe (1969) and Hans Jacob (1972). The marriage was dissolved in 1986. In 1994, she married Ove Højgaard Andersen.

Varming died on 30 October 2022.

Awards Hanne Varming has received several significant awards, including

List of works Public art, monuments and memorials Mathias, Refsnæsskolen, Kystvejen, Kalundborg (1966) Kone i døren, Værløse Bymidte, Værløse (1973) Det lange menneske, Mørkhøj Church, Mørkhøjvej, Herlevm Copenhagen (1975) Mor med børn, Dagcenter, Halsskovvej, Korsør (1976) Hyldemor, Kultorvet, Copenhagen (1980) Mor med to børn, Servicecenter Tarm, Toften, Tarm (1980) Sigrid Undset med datteren, Sigrid Undset Skolen, Frederik Andersensvej, Kalundborg (1982) Sin og Lut, Finsensgade, Aarhus (1984) Karen Margrethe, Markedspladsen, Aulum (1988) Hans Jacob, Cathrinegården, Cathrinestræde, Hjørring (1988) Kone på kasse, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen (1990) Oskar Hansen, Arbejdermuseet, Rømersgade, Copenhagen (1990) Torvekonen, Kirketorvet, Ballerup (1991) Apollonia-brønden, Sct. Leonis Gade, Viborg (1994) To på en bænk, Trapholt, Æblehaven, Kolding (1995) Kraft og kærtegn. Church of Our Lady, Reberbanen, Skive (1996) Konen med æggene, Kongensgade, Odense (1997) Skjernpigen (Nicole med stolen), Banktorvet, Skjern (1998) Pigerne fra Paris,, Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, Copenhagen (1998) Konen med æggene, Sophienholm, Nybrovej, Kongens Lyngby (2000) Konen med æggene, Dybdalsparken, Dybdalsvej, Engesvang (2000) Emma på bænk, Naturkirkegården, Anders Larsensvej, Holbæk (2004) Emma, M. D. Madsens Vej, Lillerød (2003) Mand og barn på bænk, Møstings Hus, Smallegade, Frederiksberg (2007) Victor Borge, Victor Borges Plads, Østerbro, Copenhagen (2009) ''Konen med hundene, Valby Langgade, Valby (2013)