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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Tête de vieil homme (study), 1895

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Tête de vieil homme (study), 1895

Sale Date: May 31, 2005

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La fortune, 1900

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La fortune, 1900

Sale Date: May 5, 2005

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L'avarice et la luxure (study), 1885

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L'avarice et la luxure (study), 1885

Sale Date: April 21, 2005

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Jeune romain ou mon frère a seize ans, 1884

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Jeune romain ou mon frère a seize ans, 1884

Sale Date: April 26, 2005

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Tête de vieil homme, étude pour l'âge mur, 1895

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Tête de vieil homme, étude pour l'âge mur, 1895

Sale Date: December 7, 2004

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La jeune fille à la gerbe, 1887

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La jeune fille à la gerbe, 1887

Sale Date: February 8, 2005

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L'abandon, 1888

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L'abandon, 1888

Sale Date: February 8, 2005

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Buste de Paul Claudel à 37 ans, 1905

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Buste de Paul Claudel à 37 ans, 1905

Sale Date: December 2, 2004

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La Fortune, 1900

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La Fortune, 1900

Sale Date: November 29, 2004

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L'Aurore, 1893

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L'Aurore, 1893

Sale Date: November 4, 2004

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Junger Römer (Mon frère à seize ans)

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Junger Römer (Mon frère à seize ans)

Sale Date: June 8, 2004

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L'implorante, 1899–1899

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L'implorante, 1899–1899

Sale Date: June 23, 2004

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L'aurore, 1893–1893

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L'aurore, 1893–1893

Sale Date: June 22, 2004

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Le chat, 1893–1893

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Le chat, 1893–1893

Sale Date: June 10, 2004

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L'abandon ou Sakountala, 1905–1905

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L'abandon ou Sakountala, 1905–1905

Sale Date: May 14, 2004

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L'âge mûr

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L'âge mûr

Sale Date: April 30, 2004

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Buste de Paul Claudel à 37 ans, 1905–1905

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Buste de Paul Claudel à 37 ans, 1905–1905

Sale Date: February 3, 2004

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Diane, 1881–1881

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Diane, 1881–1881

Sale Date: December 5, 2003

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Tête de vieil homme, étude pour L'âge mur

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Tête de vieil homme, étude pour L'âge mur

Sale Date: December 1, 2003

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La jeune fille à la gerbe ou Jeune..., 1887–1887

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La jeune fille à la gerbe ou Jeune..., 1887–1887

Sale Date: July 2, 2003

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L'Aurore, 1908–1908

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L'Aurore, 1908–1908

Sale Date: June 13, 2003

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Femme à sa toilette

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Femme à sa toilette

Sale Date: June 4, 2003

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La valse, 1895–1895

Camille Claudel

La valse, 1895–1895

Sale Date: May 7, 2003

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L'abandon (Sakountala Sucountala..., 1888–1888

Camille Claudel

L'abandon (Sakountala Sucountala..., 1888–1888

Sale Date: May 7, 2003

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