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)
Tête de rieur, 1925

Camille Claudel

Tête de rieur, 1925

Sale Date: March 31, 2016

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Homme aux bras croisés, 1885

Camille Claudel

Homme aux bras croisés, 1885

Sale Date: December 9, 2015

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Etude pour l'age mur

Camille Claudel

Etude pour l'age mur

Sale Date: December 9, 2015

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LA VALSE, 1895

Camille Claudel

LA VALSE, 1895

Sale Date: December 7, 2015

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L'ABANDON ou SAKOUNTALA (ou SACOUNTALA ou..., 1905

Camille Claudel

L'ABANDON ou SAKOUNTALA (ou SACOUNTALA ou..., 1905

Sale Date: December 7, 2015

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La Valse ouLes valseurs, grand modèle, 1895

Camille Claudel

La Valse ouLes valseurs, grand modèle, 1895

Sale Date: November 12, 2015

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L'AURORE, 1898–1900

Camille Claudel

L'AURORE, 1898–1900

Sale Date: November 6, 2015

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L'IMPLORANTE (Petit modèle) ou L'IMPLORATION , 1899

Camille Claudel

L'IMPLORANTE (Petit modèle) ou L'IMPLORATION , 1899

Sale Date: October 6, 2015

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Buste d'auguste rodin, 1886–1892

Camille Claudel

Buste d'auguste rodin, 1886–1892

Sale Date: June 24, 2015

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L'implorante

Camille Claudel

L'implorante

Sale Date: June 3, 2015

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Paul Claudel, 1886

Camille Claudel

Paul Claudel, 1886

Sale Date: May 19, 2015

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La valse (deuxième version), 1895

Camille Claudel

La valse (deuxième version), 1895

Sale Date: May 5, 2015

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Buste de femme au chignon, 1890

Camille Claudel

Buste de femme au chignon, 1890

Sale Date: April 26, 2015

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Sen przy kominku, 1906

Camille Claudel

Sen przy kominku, 1906

Sale Date: March 14, 2015

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Buste de femme au chignon, 1890

Camille Claudel

Buste de femme au chignon, 1890

Sale Date: March 1, 2015

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Buste de Paul Claudel à seize ans

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Buste de Paul Claudel à seize ans

Sale Date: February 25, 2015

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Deuxieme etude pour Cacountala, 1888

Camille Claudel

Deuxieme etude pour Cacountala, 1888

Sale Date: December 14, 2014

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Jeanne enfant ou la petite châtelaine, 1893–1894

Camille Claudel

Jeanne enfant ou la petite châtelaine, 1893–1894

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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L'Aurore, 1898–1900

Camille Claudel

L'Aurore, 1898–1900

Sale Date: October 27, 2014

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La valse, 1895

Camille Claudel

La valse, 1895

Sale Date: October 19, 2014

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L'homme aux bras croisés, 1885

Camille Claudel

L'homme aux bras croisés, 1885

Sale Date: October 26, 2014

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Buste de femme au chignon, 1890

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Buste de femme au chignon, 1890

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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La petite châtelaine, version à la natte..., 1893

Camille Claudel

La petite châtelaine, version à la natte..., 1893

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Torse de femme accroupie, 1885

Camille Claudel

Torse de femme accroupie, 1885

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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