De Industrie
1800 - 1900
Medium
clay
Dimensions
7.9; 20.5; 13.3; 12.5; 7; 19
About this artwork
hoogte 19 cm x breedte 7,9 cm x diepte 7 cm
Art Historical Context
Eugène Lacomblé’s *De Industrie* is a modest yet evocative clay sculpture created sometime between 1800 and 1900. Standing just 19 centimeters tall, the work’s compact scale suggests it may have been conceived as a study model or an intimate piece intended for private display rather than a large public monument. Its title, meaning “The Industry,” points to the era’s fascination with labor, machinery, and economic transformation during the height of the Industrial Revolution. Working in clay allowed Lacomblé to capture fine surface details and dynamic forms quickly, a technique favored by many...
About the Artist
Eugène Lacomblé · 1828–1905
Eugène Lacomblé (1828–1905) was a versatile Belgian artist who worked primarily as a sculptor but also practiced painting, watercolor, drawing, and etching, embodying the nineteenth-century ideal of the multi-talented artist-craftsman. Born in Brussels and dying in Arnhem, Lacomblé's career spanned the second half of the nineteenth century, a period of significant artistic and social change in Eur...