Zittende vrouwenfiguur
c. 1828 - c. 1905
Medium
clay
Dimensions
7; 9.5; 17.5
About this artwork
height 17.5 cm x width 7 cm x depth 9.5 cm
Art Historical Context
This small clay sculpture, titled *Zittende vrouwenfiguur* (Seated Female Figure), was created by the Belgian artist Eugène Lacomblé, who lived from around 1828 to 1905. Standing just 17.5 centimeters tall, the modest dimensions suggest an intimate work, likely intended for private appreciation rather than public display. Working in the late nineteenth century, Lacomblé captured the quiet presence of the human form through this compact figurine. Clay as a medium allowed sculptors of the period to explore fluid poses and subtle modeling with relative speed and expressiveness. Here, the materia...
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...