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

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Diane, 1881

Camille Claudel

Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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Le dieu envolé

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Le dieu envolé

Sale Date: October 31, 2007

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La joueuse de flûte ou la sirène, 1905

Camille Claudel

La joueuse de flûte ou la sirène, 1905

Sale Date: July 3, 2007

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Rêve au coin du feu, 1905

Camille Claudel

Rêve au coin du feu, 1905

Sale Date: May 10, 2007

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Buste de Paul Claudel à seize ans, 1886

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Buste de Paul Claudel à seize ans, 1886

Sale Date: February 6, 2007

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Vieil aveugle chantant, 1894

Camille Claudel

Vieil aveugle chantant, 1894

Sale Date: December 20, 2006

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Femme à sa toilette - Femme lisant une..., 1895–1897

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Femme à sa toilette - Femme lisant une..., 1895–1897

Sale Date: November 9, 2006

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L'implorante, 1899

Camille Claudel

L'implorante, 1899

Sale Date: June 23, 2006

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Autoportrait

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Sale Date: June 28, 2006

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Étude pour l'avarice

Camille Claudel

Étude pour l'avarice

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

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Diane

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Sale Date: June 28, 2006

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Les causeuses

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Les causeuses

Sale Date: June 28, 2006

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Vieil aveugle chantant, 1894

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Vieil aveugle chantant, 1894

Sale Date: May 13, 2006

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Tête d'Hamadryade (study)

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Tête d'Hamadryade (study)

Sale Date: May 23, 2006

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L'abandon, 1886

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L'abandon, 1886

Sale Date: May 4, 2006

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L'âge mûr (étude), 1896

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L'âge mûr (étude), 1896

Sale Date: March 29, 2006

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La valse, 1893

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La valse, 1893

Sale Date: February 8, 2006

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Femme à sa toilette, or Femme lisant..., 1895–1897

Camille Claudel

Femme à sa toilette, or Femme lisant..., 1895–1897

Sale Date: February 7, 2006

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L'Implorante

Camille Claudel

Sale Date: December 12, 2005

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Tête de vieil homme, étude pour l'âge mûr, 1896

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Tête de vieil homme, étude pour l'âge mûr, 1896

Sale Date: October 26, 2005

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Etude pour L'âge mûr, 1894

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Etude pour L'âge mûr, 1894

Sale Date: August 9, 2005

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Les causeuses, 1896

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Les causeuses, 1896

Sale Date: June 24, 2005

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

Camille Claudel

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

Sale Date: June 22, 2005

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L'Implorante (La suppliante), 1905

Camille Claudel

L'Implorante (La suppliante), 1905

Sale Date: May 24, 2005

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