L. O. Wenckebach

L. O. Wenckebach
Oswald Wenckebach (ca. 1913)
Born	Ludwig Oswald Wenckebach (1895-06-16)16 June 1895 Heerlen
Died	3 November 1962(1962-11-03) (aged 67) Noordwijkerhout
Nationality	Dutch
Known for	Sculpture, Painting

Ludwig Oswald Wenckebach (16 June 1895, in Heerlen – 3 November 1962, in Noordwijkerhout) 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. He is best known for his many war monuments and designing the coins issued in the Netherlands between 1948 and 1980.

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  Anton Philips, Eindhoven
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  Three acrobats (1966), Gouda
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  Monsieur Jacques (1956), Rotterdam
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  Hope & Sorrow, Gortergebouw Leiden

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  Cornelis Joppenszoon (1961), Leiden
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  Sint-Joris en de draak (Groningen) provinciaal oorlogsmonument.
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  Detail Sint-Joris en de draak (Groningen) provinciaal oorlogsmonument.

External sources

• Oswald Wenckebach at the Netherlands Institute for Art History.