The Sculpture of Georges Lacombe

Photos by Jeffery Howe.

Georges Lacombe, French late 19th century sculptor, was a member of the Nabis, a group of young artists inspired by Paul Gauguin. (Nabi is derived from the Hebrew word for prophet.) Lacombe was known as "le Nabi sculpteur."

Carved bed frame, 1893

1. Georges Lacombe: Love / Death, carved bed frame, 1893, Musee D'Orsay, Paris.
2. Georges Lacombe: Birth, carved bed frame, 1893, Musee D'Orsay, Paris.
3. Georges Lacombe: Dream, carved bed frame, 1893, Musee D'Orsay, Paris.