Marieke, Bronze statue at Coupure, Bruges, Belgium.

Marieke is a 1988 bronze statue by Jef Claerhout standing on a circular base set into the grass at the Coupure in Bruges. The young woman has short textured hair, an open mouth and outstretched arms, one hand angled down with spread fingers, the other raised. She wears a short flared skirt with a ruffled hem, her left leg bent behind her, and raised lettering runs around the base.

Marieke was made by the Belgian artist Jef Claerhout and unveiled on 23 July 1988 by Bruges mayor Frank Van Acker. The work came about after the journalist and Brel admirer Johan Anthierens pointed out that such a tribute belonged in the city. It honours Jacques Brel's song Marieke, whose heroine lived between the towers of Bruges and Ghent.

The statue takes its name from Brel's song Marieke, whose lyrics place the girl "between the towers of Bruges and Ghent". The song was written for Brel's musical comedy Fille de personne, and the figure at the Coupure gives the character a body in the city she sings about.

The statue sits along the Coupure canal in northern Bruges and is easily reached by walking paths that run alongside the water. The location is accessible year-round and offers plenty of space to stand near the figure and take photographs.

On 1 February 2012, anonymous pranksters dressed the statue in knitted sleeves, a one-off intervention rather than a recurring custom. The bronze figure, dark brown with a greenish patina, stands on a circular base set into the grass, its raised lettering naming the work.