L. O. Wenckebach

{{short description|Dutch painter}}

{{Infobox artist

| name = L. O. Wenckebach

| image = File:OswaldWenckebach.jpg

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| caption = Wenckebach {{ca.|1913}}

| birth_name = Ludwig Oswald Wenckebach

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1895|06|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Heerlen, Netherlands

| death_date = {{death date and age|1962|11|3|1895|06|16|df=yes}}

| death_place = Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands

| nationality = Dutch

| occupation = {{hlist|Sculptor|painter}}

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| father = Karel Frederik Wenckebach

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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. He is best known for his many war monuments and designing the coins issued in the Netherlands between 1948 and 1980.

Gallery

Anton Philips standbeeld.jpg|Anton Philips, Eindhoven

De drie Springers door Oswald Wenckebach.jpg|Three acrobats (1966), Gouda

Rotterdam 066.jpg|Monsieur Jacques (1956), Rotterdam

Leiden354.JPG|Hope & Sorrow, Gortergebouw Leiden

Oswald L. Wenckebach - Leidens ontzet - 1961.jpg|Cornelis Joppenszoon (1961), Leiden

Groningen (stad), Sint-Joris en de draak (Groningen) 13-06-2022. (actm.) 05.jpg|Sint-Joris en de draak (Groningen) provinciaal oorlogsmonument.

Groningen (stad), Sint-Joris en de draak (Groningen) 13-06-2022. (actm.) 03.jpg|Detail Sint-Joris en de draak (Groningen) provinciaal oorlogsmonument.

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