Paul Van Hoeydonck
Belgian sculptor and painter (1925–2025)
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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]