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Camille Claudel

French sculptor known for figurative works in bronze and marble

Camille Claudel

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Born on 8 December 1864, Camille Rosalie Claudel was a French sculptor recognized for her bronze and marble figurative pieces.[1]

Quick Facts

Birth name
Camille Rosalie Claudel
Born
8 December 1864
Birthplace
Fère-en-Tardenois, Aisne, Second French Empire
Died
19 October 1943
Place of death
Montdevergues, Vaucluse, German occupied France
Relatives
Paul Claudel (brother), Louise Jeanne Claudel (sister)
Education
Académie Colarossi
Occupation
Sculptor

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

In 1882, Claudel rented a studio workshop in Paris shared with three British sculptors including Jessie Lipscomb.[2] After an abortion in 1892, Claudel ended the intimate aspect of her relationship with Rodin.[3] Following her father's death in 1913, she was admitted to the psychiatric hospital of Ville-Évrard at her brother's request.[4] She died on 19 October 1943 after 30 years in the asylum at Montfavet.[5]

Claudel entered the world as the eldest child of a farming and gentry family in Fère-en-Tardenois, Aisne.[6] When she was 12 and residing in Nogent-sur-Seine, she started to manipulate local clay and frequently sculpted the human figure.[7] She received her training at the Académie Colarossi, an institution that was among the few accepting female pupils.[8] Beginning in 1883, she worked in Auguste Rodin's studio and served as a muse for him.[9]

With Rodin's instruction, she refined her skills in plaster, bronze, marble, and onyx.[10]

What the cited sources add

The Art Story account notes that Claudel's sculpture became 'expressionist', influenced by Art Nouveau and Japanese prints.[11] The Guardian reports that Claudel's father sent her work to neighbor Alfred Boucher to assess her talent.[12] Professor Griselda Pollock confirms Claudel was "a major force in the experimental and transformative partnership" in Rodin's studio.[13] The Art Story describes Claudel's work as portraying love as an intellectual force, not merely physical desire, but also as an attraction between bodies.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Camille Claudel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Flemming, "Reading for Results", Cengage Learning, 1 January 2016, p. 721; Montagu, "The Natural Superiority of Women", Rowman Altamira, 1999, p. 217 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Camille Claudel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sue Bucklow, "Camille Claudel and the Singer's Foundry: A Rodin Connection in Frome", 8 August 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Camille Claudel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sheerin, "Sculptor Camille Claudel Finally Gets Her Own Museum", Hyperallergic, 2017-04-25; Mahon, Elizabeth K., "Scandalous Women: The Lives and Loves of History's Most Notorious Women", Penguin Group, 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Camille Claudel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kerri Mahon, "Scandalous Women: The Lives and Loves of History's Most Notorious Women", Penguin Group, 2011, p. 279; Kennedy, "Museum rescues sculptor Camille Claudel from decades of obscurity", The Guardian, 25 March 2017 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Camille Claudel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ayral-Clause 2002, p. 146 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Camille Claudel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Great women artists", Phaidon Press, 2019, p. 101 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Camille Claudel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Castro, "Camille Claudel: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know", Heavy.com, 2019-12-08; McGee, "FILM; Camille Claudel: Passion Reborn", The New York Times, 1989-12-17; Kennedy, "Museum rescues sculptor Camille Claudel from decades of obscurity", The Guardian, 25 March 2017; Odile Ayral-Clause, "Camille Claudel", 2002; McGee, "FILM; Camille Claudel: Passion Reborn", The New York Times, 1989-12-17 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Camille Claudel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Heller, "Women Artists: Works from the National Museum of Women in the Arts", Rizzoli Intntl, 2000, p. 64; Christiane., "50 women artists you should know", Prestel, 2008; "Camille Claudel Biography, Life & Quotes", The Art Story (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Camille Claudel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Camille Claudel Biography, Life & Quotes", The Art Story (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Camille Claudel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Witherell, "Camille Claudel Rediscovered", Woman's Art Journal, Spring–Summer 1985, p. 1–7 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. "Camille Claudel Biography, Life & Quotes", The Art Story. facts only, no text reused. theartstory.org
  12. Kennedy, "Museum rescues sculptor Camille Claudel from decades of obscurity", The Guardian, 25 March 2017. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
  13. Akbar, "How Rodin's tragic lover shaped the history of sculpture", The Independent, 2012. facts only, no text reused. independent.co.uk

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Camille Claudel (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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