Paul Van Hoeydonck
Paul Van Hoeydonck (8 October 1925 – 3 May 2025) was a Belgian sculptor and painter. Van Hoeydonck was best known for his 1971 sculpture Fallen Astronaut, which commemorated fallen astronauts and was placed on the Moon by the Apollo 15 crew, where it remains today. He also sculpted Spaceman, which is on display at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
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Paul Van Hoeydonck
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- Name
- Paul Van Hoeydonck
- Born
- 8 October 1925
- Birthplace
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Died
- 3 May 2025
- Place of death
- Wijnegem, Belgium
- Occupation
- * Sculptor
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Known for
- Fallen Astronaut
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Paul Van Hoeydonck (8 October 1925 – 3 May 2025) was a Belgian sculptor and painter. Van Hoeydonck was best known for his 1971 sculpture Fallen Astronaut, which commemorated fallen astronauts and was placed on the Moon by the Apollo 15 crew, where it remains today. He also sculpted Spaceman, which is on display at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
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From 2013 to 2014, he held a personal exhibition at Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech. In 2012, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Liège. Hoeydonck died in Wijnegem on 3 May 2025, at the age of 99.
Paul Van Hoeydonck All together (detail) Deelnemende kunstenaars aan de expo James Ensor 1985 Acryl op doek
Artist: Willy Bosschem · Self-photographed
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• Name — Paul Van Hoeydonck • Born — 8 October 1925 • Birthplace — Antwerp, Belgium • Died — 3 May 2025 • Place of death — Wijnegem, Belgium • Occupation — * Sculptor • painter
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- 1.Gearchiveerde kopie.
- 2.http://cobra.canvas.be/cm/cobra/kunst/1.2099422
- 3.http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20160111_02060281/90-jarige-maankunstenaar-huwt-alsnog-grote-liefde-marleen-49
- 4.Antwerps kunstenaar Paul Van Hoeydonck (99), die het eerste kunstwerk maakte voor op de maan, is overleden VRT NWS: nieuws. VRTNWS. 2025-05-03.
- 5.Antwerps kunstenaar Paul Van Hoeydonck (99), wiens beeldje op de maan ligt, overleden. Gazet van Antwerpen. 2025-05-03.
- 6.Koninklijk Besluit gepubliceerd op 06 januari 2015 - Nationale Orden Bij Koninklijk besluit van 26 november 2014
- 7.UAntwerpen reikt eredoctoraten uit aan kunstenaars Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven en Paul Van Hoeydonck.
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