Hendrik van den Eijnde

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHendrik Albertus•van den Eijnde
Used nameHendrik•van den Eijnde
Born29 November 1869 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland (NED)
Died1 February 1939 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland (NED)
NOC Netherlands

Biography

Hendrik van den Eijnde was one of the artists who had affiliated himself with the Art Deco style. He was a Dutch sculptor, furniture designer, graphic artist and illustrator. First an apprentice at a factory for ornaments in Haarlem, he then went to a drawing school there. From 1891-1914 he worked in the studios of well-known sculptors and then headed a sculptor’s studio in Amsterdam. The partially self-taught artist was also known as a sculptor of monuments and wall decorations in homes and commercial buildings. For a decade he was also a lecturer at a college for architecture. Van den Eijnde is considered as one of the founders of the Amsterdam School of Sculpture. In 1932 he was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions NED Hendrik van den Eijnde
Sculpturing, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC