Christiaan "Chris" Johannes van der Hoef (11 May 1875 – 5 March 1933) was a Dutch sculptor. He was born in Amsterdam and died in The Hague. In 1928 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Médaille pour les Jeux Olympiques" ("Olympic medals"). Van der Hoef was a member of Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst (V.A.N.K.) the Dutch Association for Craft and Craft Art.
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External links Hans Wichmann: Donationen und Neuerwerbungen 1986/87. Die Neue Sammlung, Staatl. Museum f. Angewandte Kunst, München, 1989. L.F. Jintes & J.T. Pol-Tyszkiewicz: Chris van der Hoef 1875-1933. Leiden, 1994. DatabaseOlympics.com: profile