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)

Diane, 1881

Camille Claudel

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Tête de vieil aveugle chantant, 1894

Camille Claudel

Tête de vieil aveugle chantant, 1894

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Femme à sa toilette ou Femme lisant une , 1895–1897

Camille Claudel

Femme à sa toilette ou Femme lisant une , 1895–1897

Sale Date: November 27, 2017

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La Vieille Hélène, ou Buste de Vieille..., 1882–1885

Camille Claudel

La Vieille Hélène, ou Buste de Vieille..., 1882–1885

Sale Date: November 27, 2017

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Portrait de Louise Claudel (Madame de Massary), 1887

Camille Claudel

Portrait de Louise Claudel (Madame de Massary), 1887

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Mon Frère ou Jeune Romain, 1882–1883

Camille Claudel

Mon Frère ou Jeune Romain, 1882–1883

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La petite Châtelaine à la natte courbe, 1892–1893

Camille Claudel

La petite Châtelaine à la natte courbe, 1892–1893

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Homme aux bras croisés, 1885

Camille Claudel

Homme aux bras croisés, 1885

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Tête de vieille femme, étude pour

Camille Claudel

Tête de vieille femme, étude pour "L''Âge mûr", 1890

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L''Abandon, grand modèle, 1886

Camille Claudel

L''Abandon, grand modèle, 1886

Sale Date: November 27, 2017

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Etude II pour

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Etude II pour "Sakountala", 1886

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Etude I pour

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Etude I pour "Sakountala", 1886

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L''Homme penché, 1886

Camille Claudel

L''Homme penché, 1886

Sale Date: November 27, 2017

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L'HOMME AUX BRAS CROISÉS, 1885, 1885

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L'HOMME AUX BRAS CROISÉS, 1885, 1885

Sale Date: November 22, 2017

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Les causeuses ou les bavardes ou la confidence, 1893

Camille Claudel

Les causeuses ou les bavardes ou la confidence, 1893

Sale Date: June 12, 2017

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RÊVE AU COIN DU FEU, 1989

Camille Claudel

RÊVE AU COIN DU FEU, 1989

Sale Date: May 17, 2017

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LES CAUSEUSES OU LES BAVARDES OU LA..., 1864–1943

Camille Claudel

LES CAUSEUSES OU LES BAVARDES OU LA..., 1864–1943

Sale Date: April 4, 2017

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L'Implorante, petit modéle, 1899

Camille Claudel

L'Implorante, petit modéle, 1899

Sale Date: March 1, 2017

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Rêve au coin du feu orFemme assise devant..., 1899

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Rêve au coin du feu orFemme assise devant..., 1899

Sale Date: March 1, 2017

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L'IMPLORANTE, 1905

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L'IMPLORANTE, 1905

Sale Date: December 7, 2016

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La profonde pensée orIntimité, 1898

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La profonde pensée orIntimité, 1898

Sale Date: June 23, 2016

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Torse de Clotho

Camille Claudel

Torse de Clotho

Sale Date: May 21, 2016

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La Valse ouLes valseurs, grand modèle, 1895

Camille Claudel

La Valse ouLes valseurs, grand modèle, 1895

Sale Date: May 12, 2016

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La petite Châtelaine, version à la natte..., 1895

Camille Claudel

La petite Châtelaine, version à la natte..., 1895

Sale Date: May 12, 2016

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