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The Waltz (French: La valse) or The Waltzers (French: Les valseurs) is a sculpture by French artist Camille Claudel. It depicts two figures, a man and a woman, locked in an amorous embrace as they dance a waltz. The work was inspired by Claudel's burgeoning love affair with her mentor and employer Auguste Rodin.
- 1889–1905
Camille Claudel presented The Waltz at the 1893 Salon National des Beaux-Arts. The sculpture depicts a dancing couple, spinning together on a diagonal axis in a close embrace; the sense of movement is accentuated by the drapery that starts at the female figure’s hips and billows out to one side.
Oct 14, 2023 · Published on June 19, 2020 / Updated on October 14, 2023. Email: tomgurney1@gmail.com / Phone: +44 7429 011000. The Waltz by Camille Claudel is one of the best artworks ever released. Every detail of the artwork speaks a message. The art is made up of a man and a woman who are embracing each other while doing the waltz dance.
View the collections. La Valse (The Waltz) is arguably Camille Claudel’s most famous work. It was conceived between 1889 and 1893 and coincides with a period of intense production and the artist’s passionate relationship with Auguste Rodin.
Claudel made The Waltz in the same year that her relationship with Rodin began. In style and in spirit, the work introduced her as a significant artist in her own right, showing a love for the creation of movement in solid form and also her interest in the underlying psychology of relationships.
- November 8, 1864
- October 19, 1943
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Apr 2, 2024 · Camille Claudel. The Waltz (Allioli) (detail), about 1900, Camille Claudel. Bronze. Private collection. Photo: Musée Yves Brayer. FEATURED EXHIBITION. Camille Claudel. April 2–July 21, 2024, GETTY CENTER. Plan your visit.
Dec 14, 2023 · The Waltz became her most celebrated work, produced in many different iterations, several of which are gathered in a new exhibit of Claudel’s work, which opened at the Art Institute of...
