Frits van Hall

Dutch painter and sculptor

Frederik Jan (Frits) van Hall (8 May 1899 (Suikerfabriek Bodja near Semarang) – 18 January 1945 (Gliwice) was a Dutch sculptor executed for his role in the Dutch resistance in 1945.^[1]

Frits was born near Semarang in the Dutch East Indies. His family returned to the Netherlands in 1905. His sister, the dancer Suzy van Hall, was born in 1907.

His work includes the Van Heutsz monument, the Moerdijk monument and the decoration of the Enschede town hall.^[2]

Gallery

Ot en Sien, Den Haag
Monument Moerdijkbrug 1978
Monument Indië-Nederland, Amsterdam
Rechtvaardigheid, Bergen op Zoom
Ulricus Huber, Den Haag
Unveiling of the Van Heutsz memorial, 1935

References

^ "Frits van Hall Gereserveerde gratie". www.beeldenaanzee.nl/. Museum Beelden aan Zee. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^ "Frits van Hall (1899–1945) – beeldhouwer van de gereserveerde gratie". Uitgeverij Waanders & de Kunst (in Dutch). Publisher Waanders & de Kunst. Retrieved 6 April 2018.