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Camille Rosalie Claudel ( French pronunciation: [kamij klodɛl] ⓘ; 8 December 1864 – 19 October 1943) was a French sculptor known for her figurative works in bronze and marble. She died in relative obscurity, but later gained recognition for the originality and quality of her work.
Talented from youth, inspired by nature, and captivated by love, Camille Claudel unlocked the emotive power of sculpture after centuries of its subtleties having been obliterated by excessive polishing and focus on technique.
Jan 8, 2021 · French artist Camille Claudel was an extraordinary female 19th-century sculptor who worked very closely with Auguste Rodin.
Camille Claudel (born December 8, 1864, Villeneuve-sur-Fère, France—died October 19, 1943, Montdevergues asylum, Montfavet, near Avignon) was a French sculptor of whose work little remains and who for many years was best known as the mistress and muse of Auguste Rodin.
After fading into oblivion, Camille Claudel is now recognised as one of the great artists of her time. She was born in 1864 in the Aisne region of France into a middle-class family and began modelling clay at a very young age, as a self-taught artist.
In July 1913, Camille Claudel, who was leading the life of a recluse in her studio on the Quai de Bourbon, was committed to the Ville-Evrard mental asylum, at her family’s request. She was transferred the following year to a psychiatric hospital in Montdevergues (Vaucluse), where she remained until her death in 1943.
Oct 10, 2023 · Camille Claudel. The Art Institute of Chicago, through prior bequest of Joseph Winterbotham and purchased with funds provided by an anonymous donor, Anne Searle Bent, and Celia and David Hilliard. Claudel began sculpting as a teenager living with her family outside Paris.
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