Eduard Hellendoorn

Eduard Carel Frederik Hellendoorn (1912-1941) was a painter and Dutch resistance fighter.

Eduard Hellendoorn
self portrait, 1930
Born
Eduard Carel Frederik Hellendoorn

(1912-11-29)29 November 1912
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died13 March 1941(1941-03-13) (aged 28)
Waalsdorpervlakte, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Other namesWard Hellendoorn
Known forPainting, Dutch resistance fighter
Spouse(s)
Johanna Maria Drayton Lee
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(m. 1931; div. 1939)​
Websiteeduardhellendoorn.nl

Biography

Hellendoorn was born on 29 November 1912 in Amsterdam. He studied the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (Den Haag) (Royal Academy of Art, The Hague).[1] In 1931 Hellendoorn married Johanna Maria Drayton Lee with whom he had three children. The couple divorced in 1939.[2] Hellendoorn's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[3]

In 1940 Hellendoorn joined the communist artists' resistance. In 1941 he took part in the Februaristaking February strike, a protest against the persecution of Dutch Jews. He was subsequently arrested and imprisoned in the Oranjehotel in Scheveningen.[2]

Hellendoorn was executed on 13 March 1941 at Waalsdorpervlakte.[1]

  • Compositie, Waterverf Academie 1932
  • Kinderklompjes, Olieverf 1939
  • Dood Hout, Olieverf 1939

References
  1. "Ward Hellendoorn". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. Gelderland, Erfgoed. "Eduard Hellendoorn: 1912 – 1941". MijnGelderlan (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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