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L. O. Wenckebach
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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.

  • De drie Springers door Oswald Wenckebach

    Three acrobats (1966), Gouda

  • Rotterdam 066

    Monsieur Jacques (1956), Rotterdam

  • Leiden354

    Hope & Sorrow, Gortergebouw Leiden

  • Oswald L. Wenckebach - Leidens ontzet - 1961

    Cornelis Joppenszoon (1961), Leiden

  • Groningen (stad), Sint-Joris en de draak (Groningen) 13-06-2022. (actm.) 05

    Sint-Joris en de draak (Groningen) provinciaal oorlogsmonument.

  • Groningen (stad), Sint-Joris en de draak (Groningen) 13-06-2022. (actm.) 03

    Detail Sint-Joris en de draak (Groningen) provinciaal oorlogsmonument.

External sources

  • Oswald Wenckebach at the Netherlands Institute for Art History.
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