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)

Etude pour l'Avarice (study)

Camille Claudel

Etude pour l'Avarice (study)

Sale Date: November 16, 2012

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Les Causeuses, 1892–1893

Camille Claudel

Les Causeuses, 1892–1893

Sale Date: March 28, 2009

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L'Implorante, petit modèle, 1898

Camille Claudel

L'Implorante, petit modèle, 1898

Sale Date: November 8, 2012

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Jeanne enfant ou la petite Châtelaine, 1892–1896

Camille Claudel

Jeanne enfant ou la petite Châtelaine, 1892–1896

Sale Date: October 23, 2012

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Sakountala ou Sacountala ou l'Abandon ou...

Camille Claudel

Sakountala ou Sacountala ou l'Abandon ou...

Sale Date: October 23, 2012

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Vieil Aveugle Chantant, 1894

Camille Claudel

Vieil Aveugle Chantant, 1894

Sale Date: September 30, 2012

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Portrait de Rodin

Camille Claudel

Portrait de Rodin

Sale Date: June 19, 2012

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Sakountala ou l'abandon ou Vertumne et Pomone

Camille Claudel

Sakountala ou l'abandon ou Vertumne et Pomone

Sale Date: December 7, 2011

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La valse, 1895

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La valse, 1895

Sale Date: December 5, 2011

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La Valse, 1884

Camille Claudel

La Valse, 1884

Sale Date: November 3, 2011

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La joueuse de flûte ou La sirène, 1905

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La joueuse de flûte ou La sirène, 1905

Sale Date: July 6, 2011

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Aurore, 1908

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Sale Date: June 22, 2011

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L'implorante (petit modèle), 1898

Camille Claudel

L'implorante (petit modèle), 1898

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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La confidence ou les causeuses, 1892

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La confidence ou les causeuses, 1892

Sale Date: May 16, 2011

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Tête d'enfant, 1904

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Tête d'enfant, 1904

Sale Date: May 14, 2011

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Les causeuses

Camille Claudel

Les causeuses

Sale Date: April 6, 2011

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Jeune fille au chignon ou Tête de rieuse

Camille Claudel

Jeune fille au chignon ou Tête de rieuse

Sale Date: May 27, 2009

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La valse ou Les valseurs, 1889–1893

Camille Claudel

La valse ou Les valseurs, 1889–1893

Sale Date: February 10, 2011

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La valse, 1884

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La valse, 1884

Sale Date: November 3, 2010

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Torse de Clotho chauve, 1893

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Torse de Clotho chauve, 1893

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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La confidence, les causeuses or les bavardes, 1896

Camille Claudel

La confidence, les causeuses or les bavardes, 1896

Sale Date: February 4, 2010

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Le dieu envolé, 1894

Camille Claudel

Le dieu envolé, 1894

Sale Date: December 9, 2009

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Les Causeuses ou les Bavardes ou La Confidence...

Camille Claudel

Les Causeuses ou les Bavardes ou La Confidence...

Sale Date: December 9, 2009

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Clotho torse

Camille Claudel

Sale Date: December 2, 2009

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