Camille Claudel

(French, 1864–1943)

Camille Claudel was French sculptor best known for her bronze and marble depictions of figures in a craggy yet sensuous style, reminiscent to those of her lover Auguste Rodin. In perhaps what is her most famous sculpture, La Valse (The Waltz) (1889-1905), Claudel elegantly depicts a dancing couple’s embrace, capturing the flowing movement of both figures. “I am scared, I don't know what is going to happen to me. What was the point of working so hard and of being talented, to be rewarded like this?” she once asked. “Never a penny, tormented all my life. It is horrible, one cannot imagine it.” Born on December 8, 1864 in Fère-en-Tardenois, France, she studied under Alfred Boucher at the Académie Colarossi, it was through Boucher that Claudel first met Rodin and embarked on their ill-fated love affair. Overcome with grief from her failed relationship with Rodin, she fell into a pattern of depression and was even institutionalized for a period of time. Later, however, she broke away from Rodin’s shadow and established her own reputation, with subject matter that focused on everyday life, particularly portraits of women. She died on October 19, 1943 in Montdevergues, France. Today, Claudel’s works are in the collections of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., and the Philadelphia Museum of Art among others.

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Camille Claudel Artworks

Camille Claudel (364 results)

L'Implorante

Camille Claudel

Bowman Sculpture

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La Valse, 1895

Camille Claudel

La Valse, 1895

Akim Monet Fine Arts, LLC

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Torse de Clotho chauve

Camille Claudel

Torse de Clotho chauve

Sale Date: March 24, 2024

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Torse de Clotho chauve

Camille Claudel

Torse de Clotho chauve

Sale Date: March 24, 2024

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Rêve au coin du feu, 1899–1905

Camille Claudel

Rêve au coin du feu, 1899–1905

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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LA PETITE CHÂTELAINE

Camille Claudel

LA PETITE CHÂTELAINE

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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Camille Claudel

"La Valse" dite aussi "Les Valseurs", 1895

Sale Date: June 9, 2023

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Camille Claudel

"La Valse" dite aussi "Les Valseurs", 1984

Sale Date: June 9, 2023

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Tête d'esclave aveugle, 1885

Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel

Tête d'esclave aveugle, 1885

Sale Date: May 17, 2023

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Tête d'esclave Épreuve en bronze patiné, 1885

Camille Claudel

Tête d'esclave Épreuve en bronze patiné, 1885

Sale Date: April 19, 2023

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Tête d'esclave Épreuve en bronze patiné, 1994

Camille Claudel

Tête d'esclave Épreuve en bronze patiné, 1994

Sale Date: April 19, 2023

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Çacountala, 1888

Camille Claudel

Çacountala, 1888

Sale Date: April 4, 2023

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L'Abandon, 1980

Camille Claudel

L'Abandon, 1980

Sale Date: March 15, 2023

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Étude pour çacountala, 1980

Camille Claudel

Étude pour çacountala, 1980

Sale Date: March 15, 2023

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L'Abandon, 1888

Camille Claudel

L'Abandon, 1888

Sale Date: March 3, 2023

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Tête d’esclave aveugle, 1885

Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel

Tête d’esclave aveugle, 1885

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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L'aurore, 1993

After Camille Claudel

L'aurore, 1993

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

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Aft Camille Claudel Figural Woman Bronze Sculpture

Camille Claudel

Aft Camille Claudel Figural Woman Bronze Sculpture

Sale Date: August 1, 2022

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La Valse

Camille Claudel

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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L’HOMME PENCHÉ

Camille Claudel

L’HOMME PENCHÉ

Sale Date: June 30, 2022

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Jeune Romain ou Mon Frère' or 'Paul Claudel..., 1884

Camille Claudel

Jeune Romain ou Mon Frère' or 'Paul Claudel..., 1884

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

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La Petite chatelaine

Camille Claudel

La Petite chatelaine

Sale Date: June 19, 2022

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L'Implorante, petit modèle, 1900

Camille Claudel

L'Implorante, petit modèle, 1900

Sale Date: May 18, 2022

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L'aurore

After Camille Claudel

Sale Date: March 30, 2022

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