Adriaan van 't Hoff

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAdriaan Johannes•van 't Hoff
Used nameAdriaan•van 't Hoff
Born7 December 1893 in Den Haag (The Hague), Zuid-Holland (NED)
Died15 November 1939 in Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland (NED)
NOC Netherlands

Biography

Adriaan van’t Hoff was a Dutch painter, draftsman, watercolorist, pastelist, illustrator, graphic artist, etcher, lithographer, and academy lecturer. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Den Haag, where he later worked as a lecturer. Van ‘t Hoff‚ frequently travelled to Germany and Italy for further studies. His main subjects were landscapes, bird scenes, cityscapes, figures, flower pieces, and figure studies. Van ‘t Hoff’s work was influenced by Art Nouveau and Art Deco. There are several versions of his Archer. The most likely candidate for his entry is an oil painting with this title (167.2 x 114.3 cm), created around 1928.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Art Competitions NED Adriaan van 't Hoff
Painting, Paintings, Open (Olympic) AC