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)

La valse, 1895–1905

Camille Claudel

La valse, 1895–1905

Sale Date: November 9, 2000

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La petite châtelaine, version à la..., 1893–1896

Camille Claudel

La petite châtelaine, version à la..., 1893–1896

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La valse, 1895–1895

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La valse, 1895–1895

Sale Date: October 27, 2000

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Le dieu envolé, 1894–1905

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Le dieu envolé, 1894–1905

Sale Date: June 27, 2000

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La petite chatelaine

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La petite chatelaine

Sale Date: May 11, 2000

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L'implorante

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Sale Date: May 11, 2000

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La valse, deuxième version, 1895–1895

Camille Claudel

La valse, deuxième version, 1895–1895

Sale Date: May 9, 2000

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Tête pour l'age mûr, 1894–1900

Camille Claudel

Tête pour l'age mûr, 1894–1900

Sale Date: May 9, 2000

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La valse, 1895–1895

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La valse, 1895–1895

Sale Date: December 15, 1999

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L'homme penché, 1886–1886

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L'homme penché, 1886–1886

Sale Date: December 7, 1999

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Büste des Paul Claudel, Bruder des Künstlers, im

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Büste des Paul Claudel, Bruder des Künstlers, im

Sale Date: December 4, 1999

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La fortune, 1900–1900

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La fortune, 1900–1900

Sale Date: October 11, 1999

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La valse, 1895–1895

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La valse, 1895–1895

Sale Date: September 18, 1999

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L'abandon, 1887–1888

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L'abandon, 1887–1888

Sale Date: September 18, 1999

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La joueuse de flûte, 1905–1905

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La joueuse de flûte, 1905–1905

Sale Date: June 30, 1999

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Profonde pensée, 1898–1898

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Profonde pensée, 1898–1898

Sale Date: June 30, 1999

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L'abandon ou Cakountala, 1888–1888

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L'abandon ou Cakountala, 1888–1888

Sale Date: June 25, 1999

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La fortune

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Sale Date: June 25, 1999

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L'implorante, 1899–1899

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L'implorante, 1899–1899

Sale Date: June 22, 1999

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L'Aurore, 1907–1907

Camille Claudel

L'Aurore, 1907–1907

Sale Date: June 9, 1999

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La valse, 1895–1895

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La valse, 1895–1895

Sale Date: May 12, 1999

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Jeune Romain (Mon frère à seize ans), 1884–1886

Camille Claudel

Jeune Romain (Mon frère à seize ans), 1884–1886

Sale Date: April 24, 1999

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Tête de vieillard

Camille Claudel

Tête de vieillard

Sale Date: December 18, 1998

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La joueuse de flûte ou La sirène

Camille Claudel

La joueuse de flûte ou La sirène

Sale Date: June 17, 1998

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