Chris van der Hoef

Christiaan "Chris" Johannes van der Hoef (11 May 1875 – 5 March 1933) was a Dutch sculptor. He was born in Amsterdam and died in The Hague. In 1928 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Médaille pour les Jeux Olympiques" ("Olympic medals").[1] Van der Hoef was a member of Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst (V.A.N.K.) the Dutch Association for Craft and Craft Art.[2]

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Hoef.
Olympic medal record
Art competitions
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Sculpture
Chris van der Hoef in 1923.jpg

References
  1. "Chris van der Hoef". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "Chris van der Hoef". RKD (Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie) (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  • Hans Wichmann: Donationen und Neuerwerbungen 1986/87. Die Neue Sammlung, Staatl. Museum f. Angewandte Kunst, München, 1989. ISBN 3764323191
  • L.F. Jintes & J.T. Pol-Tyszkiewicz: Chris van der Hoef 1875-1933. Leiden, 1994. ISBN 9070884593
  • DatabaseOlympics.com: profile


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