L. O. Wenckebach

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

Anton Philips, Eindhoven
Three acrobats (1966), Gouda
Monsieur Jacques (1956), Rotterdam
Hope & Sorrow, Gortergebouw Leiden
Cornelis Joppenszoon (1961), Leiden

External sources

Oswald Wenckebach at the Netherlands Institute for Art History.

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