Biography:Paul Van Hoeydonck
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 Van Hoeydonck in 2019 | |
| Born | 8 October 1925 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 3 May 2025 (aged 99) Wijnegem, Belgium |
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Paul Van Hoeydonck (8 October 1925 – 3 May 2025) was a Belgian sculptor and painter.[1]
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.[2] He also sculpted Spaceman, which is on display at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.[3] From 2013 to 2014, he held a personal exhibition at Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech.[4] In 2012, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Liège.[5]
Paul Van Hoeydonck died in Wijnegem on 3 May 2025, at the age of 99.[6]
References
- ↑ "Décès de l’auteur de la première œuvre d’art posée sur la Lune" (in French). Le Journal de Montréal. 3 May 2025. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/05/03/deces-de-lauteur-de-la-premiere-uvre-dart-sur-la-lune.
- ↑ Powell, Corey S.; Shapiro, Laurie Gwen (16 December 2013). "The Sculpture on the Moon". Slate. https://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/12/sculpture_on_the_moon_paul_van_hoeydonck_s_fallen_astronaut.html.
- ↑ "Spaceman". Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp. https://kmska.be/en/masterpiece/spaceman.
- ↑ "D’octobre 2013 à février 2014 sur le campus de Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech" (in French). Historie Naturelle. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. https://archive.today/20131104125222/http://www.events.gembloux.ulg.ac.be/histoire-naturelle/.
- ↑ van den Bussche, Willy (September 2012). "Paul van Hoeydonck, l’archéologue du futur" (in French). University of Liège. https://culture.uliege.be/jcms/prod_1057218/paul-van-hoeydonck-larcheologue-du-futur?part=5.
- ↑ "Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck, creator of first artwork on moon, died". The Brussels Times. 3 May 2025. https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1562715/belgian-artist-paul-van-hoeydonck-creator-of-first-artwork-on-moon-died.
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