Hendrik van den Eijnde

Hendrik Albertus van den Eijnde[1] or van den Eynde[2] (29 November 1869 – 1 February 1939) was a Dutch sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[3]

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Eijnde.

Hendrik van den Eijnde
Van den Eynde's signature on The Contemplation
Born(1869-11-29)29 November 1869
Haarlem, Netherlands
Died1 February 1939(1939-02-01) (aged 69)
Haarlem, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
OccupationSculptor

Life and work

Hendrik van den Eijnde was born into a Catholic family in Haarlem.[1] He initially worked as a frame maker and received drawing lessons from the sculptor Franciscus Leonardus Stracké (1849–1919), in whose studio he worked for several years.[4] He continued to develop through practice and study and was supported by Bart van Hove from 1902. In 1903 he founded the Haarlem Art Circle together with Henri Boot, Jan Bronner, Walter van Diedenhoven, Ko Doncker and Ben Kamp.[5]

Van den Eijnde led the sculptor's studio with Hildo Krop, Anton Rädecker and Joop van Lunteren on the sculpture decoration of the Scheepvaarthuis in Amsterdam, which was completed in 1916.[6] This workshop gave a great impulse to the revival of stone sculpture in the Netherlands, where stone carving could be learned again. Most of their work parallels the heyday of the Amsterdam School. He started his own studio in 1917 and was a construction sculptor at the Government Buildings Agency (Rijksgebouwendienst) from 1917 to 1923.[2] Van den Eijnde lived in Haarlem and Heemstede and worked there until 1922. He was active as a sculptor of monuments and facade decorations on houses and commercial buildings.[1]

Works (selection)

References
  1. "Beeldhouwer Hendrik van den Eijnde herontdekt" (in Dutch). 2019.
  2. "Hendrik Albertus van den Eijnde". RKD. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. "Hendrik van den Eijnde". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. van der Kuijl, Aart (1996). "Hendrik van den Eijnde, rijksbeeldhouwer en vernieuwer van de beeldhouwkunst". Kunst zij ons doel (in Dutch) (175): 57–58. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. Koopmans, Ype (1994). H.A. van den Eijnde 1869-1939 (in Dutch). Assen: Drents Museum. pp. 30, 31, 142. ISBN 9070884631.
  6. "Op zoek naar herinneringen aan Hendrik van den Eijnde" (in Dutch). Rodi Media. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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