Antwerp Moon Artist Paul Van Hoeydonck dies at age of 99

Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck, who created a work long considered the only work of art placed on the Moon, died on Saturday at the age of 99, his family announced on their Facebook page.

Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck, who created a work long considered the only work of art placed on the Moon, died on Saturday at the age of 99, his family announced on his Facebook page.

Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck, who created what has long remained as the only work of art on the Moon, died on Saturday at the age of 99, announced his family on his Facebook page.

The artist who created what has long remained as the only work of art laid on the Moon, died at the age of 99, announced his family.

Belgian painter Paul Van Hoeydonck, creator of the first work of art on the Moon, died on Saturday at the age of 99. His family announced the sad news in a press release, stating that he died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his wife Marleen. ...

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Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 3, 2025 Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck, who made what was for decades the only work of art on the Moon, died on Saturday aged 99, his family said on Facebook. Born on October 8, 1925, Van Hoeydonck was a prolific artist whose works spanned sculpture, painting, drawing, collage and graphic design. He is best known for "Fallen Astronaut", an aluminium sculpture left on the moon in 1971 by the c