L.O. Wenckebach
Ludwig Oswald Wenckebach (16 June 1895 – 3 November 1962) was a Dutch sculptor, painter, and medallist. He was the son of the anatomist Karel Frederik Wenckebach and nephew and pupil of the graphic designer and painter Willem Wenckebach. He started as a painter, but in 1920 switched to sculpting.
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L.O. Wenckebach
Staatsbedrijf der Posterijen, Telegrafie en Telefonie (Nederland), Fokko Mees (1½, 2, 5 15 cent) Ludwig Oswald Wenckebach (3, 7½, 10 30 cent) · scanned from own collection · Public domain
- Name
- L.
- Birth Name
- Ludwig Oswald Wenckebach
- Born
- 16 June 1895
- Birthplace
- Heerlen, Netherlands
- Died
- 3 November 1962
- Place of death
- Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands
- Occupation
- * Sculptor
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Fields
- figurative
- Known for
- Sint-Joris en de draak · Statue of Liberty (Wenkenbach) · Liggende vrouw
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Ludwig Oswald Wenckebach (16 June 1895 – 3 November 1962) was a Dutch sculptor, painter, and medallist. He was the son of the anatomist Karel Frederik Wenckebach and nephew and pupil of the graphic designer and painter Willem Wenckebach. He started as a painter, but in 1920 switched to sculpting.
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He is best known for his many war monuments and designing the coins issued in the Netherlands between 1948 and 1980.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are figurative. Places of work recorded in the authority are Voorschoten. Employment is recorded with Delft University of Technology. Works named in the authority record are Sint-Joris en de draak, Statue of Liberty (Wenkenbach) and Liggende vrouw. Work by L.O. Wenckebach is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museum Noordwijk, ASR art collection, Kröller-Müller Museum and Museum Arnhem.
1948: Bevrijdingsmonument (pilaar met vogel), natuursteen / brons, Koningin Astridboulevard, Noordwijk aan Zee.
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Van Berckelbank, door Oswald Wenckebach, 1959
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Key facts
• Name — L. O. Wenckebach • Birth Name — Ludwig Oswald Wenckebach • Born — 16 June 1895 • Birthplace — Heerlen, Netherlands • Died — 3 November 1962 • Place of death — Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands • Occupation — * Sculptor • painter • Father — Karel Frederik Wenckebach
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Gallery
• Illustration — Anton Philips, Eindhoven • Illustration — Three acrobats (1966), Gouda • Illustration — Monsieur Jacques (1956), Rotterdam • Illustration — Hope & Sorrow, Gortergebouw Leiden • Illustration — Cornelis Joppenszoon (1961), Leiden • Illustration — Sint-Joris en de draak (Groningen) provinciaal oorlogsmonument. • Illustration — Detail Sint-Joris en de draak (Groningen) provinciaal oorlogsmonument.
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Heerlen.
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• Oswald Wenckebach at the Netherlands Institute for Art History.
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