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 (364 results)
Le dieu envolé, 1894

Camille Claudel

Le dieu envolé, 1894

Sale Date: November 13, 2021

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La Valse, 1893-1895, 1893–1895

After Camille Claudel

La Valse, 1893-1895, 1893–1895

Sale Date: October 17, 2021

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L'aurore

After Camille Claudel

L'aurore

Sale Date: June 30, 2021

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La petite châtelaine, natte courbe - 1893..., 1893

Camille Claudel

La petite châtelaine, natte courbe - 1893..., 1893

Sale Date: June 19, 2021

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La vieille Hélène, 1882

Camille Claudel

La vieille Hélène, 1882

Sale Date: April 29, 2021

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Persée et la Gorgone, « petit modèle »..., 1897–1905

Camille Claudel

Persée et la Gorgone, « petit modèle »..., 1897–1905

Sale Date: May 4, 2021

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Tête de vieil homme sans buste, étude..., 1894–1906

Camille Claudel

Tête de vieil homme sans buste, étude..., 1894–1906

Sale Date: May 4, 2021

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L'Implorante, petit modèle, 1900

Camille Claudel

L'Implorante, petit modèle, 1900

Sale Date: March 25, 2021

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Etude pour l'âge mur.

Camille Claudel

Etude pour l'âge mur.

Sale Date: February 26, 2021

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TORSE DE CLOTHO CHAUVE, 1893

After Camille Claudel

TORSE DE CLOTHO CHAUVE, 1893

Sale Date: January 20, 2021

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L'Implorante, petit modèle, 1898

Camille Claudel

L'Implorante, petit modèle, 1898

Sale Date: December 4, 2020

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Paul Claudel à trente-sept ans, 1905

Camille Claudel

Paul Claudel à trente-sept ans, 1905

Sale Date: November 25, 2020

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La Valse, 1893

Camille Claudel

La Valse, 1893

Sale Date: November 19, 2020

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JEUNE FEMME AU DIVAN

Attributed to Camille Claudel

JEUNE FEMME AU DIVAN

Sale Date: October 23, 2020

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La jeune chatelaine

Camille Claudel

La jeune chatelaine

Sale Date: June 28, 2020

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Jeune fille à la gerbe

Camille Claudel

Jeune fille à la gerbe

Sale Date: June 30, 2020

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Étude pour l’Hamadryade

Camille Claudel

Étude pour l’Hamadryade

Sale Date: June 30, 2020

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L'implorante, petit modèle, 1900

Camille Claudel

L'implorante, petit modèle, 1900

Sale Date: July 8, 2020

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L'IMPLORANTE, PETIT MODÈLE, 1900

Camille Claudel

L'IMPLORANTE, PETIT MODÈLE, 1900

Sale Date: June 18, 2020

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La jeune chatelaine

Camille Claudel

La jeune chatelaine

Sale Date: December 22, 2019

Auction Closed

ÉTUDE DE MAIN, 1890–1893

Camille Claudel

ÉTUDE DE MAIN, 1890–1893

Sale Date: December 17, 2019

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L'homme aux bras croisés, 1885, 1885

Camille Claudel

L'homme aux bras croisés, 1885, 1885

Sale Date: November 15, 2019

Auction Closed

L'IMPLORANTE, PETIT MODÈLE, 1900–1905

Camille Claudel

L'IMPLORANTE, PETIT MODÈLE, 1900–1905

Sale Date: November 13, 2019

Auction Closed

Le dieu envolé, 1894

Camille Claudel

Le dieu envolé, 1894

Sale Date: November 12, 2019

Auction Closed

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