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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.
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.
Oct 10, 2023 · Young Roman (1882/83–87) 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.
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.
Nov 9, 2023 · Emerson Bowyer, Searle Curator in Painting and Sculpture of Europe, traces the tumultuous life and triumphant artistry at the center of Camille Claudel.
Oct 7, 2023 · The trailblazing French sculptor Camille Claudel (1864–1943) defied the social expectations of her time to pursue original and powerful explorations of the human form.
