Georges Lacombe

Georges Lacombe
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(1868–1916) French painter and sculptor (1868-1916)

Georges Lacombe (France, 1868–1916) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Georges Lacombe belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.

Georges Lacombe was born in Versailles and died in Alençon. Georges Lacombe trained at Académie Julian. Wikidata associates Georges Lacombe with Les Nabis and Symbolism.

The best-known works include ‘Three Breton Women in the Forest’, ‘La forêt au sol rouge’, ‘Violet wave’, and ‘Vorhor, the Green Wave’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 12 works by Georges Lacombe with free images. The dated works span the years 1891–1909. Works by Georges Lacombe are held by several collections, among them Musée d’Orsay, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Cesare Saccaggi, Jules Grün, Édouard Vuillard, Jorge Colaço, and Georges de Feure.