The French sculptor and lover of Rodin is the subject of a major new exhibition that includes roughly 60 works. By Jordan Riefe Known in France as a giant of modernist sculpture, to the rest of the ...

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A rare bronze sculpture by Camille Claudel, lost for over a century before its discovery in an abandoned Paris apartment, sold at auction in France for €3.7 million ($3.8 million)—more than double its ...

A notable similarity marks a subcategory of once woefully under-recognized female artists of the past. Their resolute endurance of trauma is proposed as a primary reason to reassess their work today.

It’s a story ready-made for a television series. In the late 19th century, a young, talented and beautiful French woman begins working in the Paris studio of an older, celebrated sculptor and becomes ...

What went so wrong that the brilliant sculptor’s work became so little known? Simply put, she entered Rodin’s studio. Claudel was a brilliant artist, long eclipsed by her romantic partner and ...

This is the first comprehensive show of the sculptor's work in the U.S. in 35 years, and it's a must-see. Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum ...

What are we to make of the sculptor Camille Claudel (1864–1943), Rodin’s student, assistant, and mistress, who spent the last half of her life in an insane asylum, dying a virtual unknown? To be sure, ...

A bronze by French sculptor Camille Claudel thought to evoke her separation with fellow artist and lover Auguste Rodin was auctioned off in France Sunday for more than $3 million. Claudel, whose life ...

A notable similarity marks a subcategory of once woefully under-recognized female artists of the past. Their resolute endurance of trauma is proposed as a primary reason to reassess their work today.