Gijsbert Jan " Gijs " Jacobs van den Hof (1889 - 1965
) was a Dutch sculptor.
Gijs Jacobs van den Hof studied at the technical school
training as a cabinetmaker and developed his skills as a sculptor. Between 1906
and 1921 he lived and worked mainly in Amsterdam, interrupted with breaks in
Antwerp and Paris.
In 1921 he settled in Arnhem, where he was a lecturer at
the Academy of Art (1921-1954 ), teaching ceramics and bronze casting.
"Mens tegen macht", WWII memorial Arnhem, Netherlands
Jacobs van den Hoff was a traditional artist with a love of
the material. As a furniture maker, he had learned to work with different
materials and as a sculptor he studied further in various techniques . He worked
with marble , travertine and alabaster, but also made wood carvings and he used
several bronze casting techniques . His own work was mostly nudes and
portraits.
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