Drie kinderen spelend met een bok

About this artwork

Gift of E. Lacomblé

Art Historical Context

Eugène Lacomblé’s “Drie kinderen spelend met een bok” captures a lively moment of childhood play in a compact clay sculpture created between 1890 and 1900. Standing just 19 centimeters high, the work shows three children interacting with a goat, its small scale inviting close viewing and emphasizing the intimate, spontaneous nature of the scene. The medium of clay allowed the artist to model soft textures and dynamic poses quickly, preserving a sense of movement and warmth in the figures. As a gift from the artist himself, the piece reflects the personal and generous spirit often found in lat...

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...