Celebrated for her brilliance during a time when women sculptors were rare, Camille Claudel (1864–1943) was among the most daring and visionary artists of the late 19th century. Although she is remembered today for her dramatic life story—her passionate relationship with artist Auguste Rodin and 30-year internment in a psychiatric institution—her art remains little known outside of France. Including about 60 sculptures, this major exhibition seeks to reevaluate Claudel’s work and affirm her legacy within a more complex genealogy of Modernism.
This exhibition is presented in English and Spanish. Esta exhibición se presenta en inglés y en español.
Co-organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago
The presentation in Los Angeles is generously supported by Anissa and Paul John Balson II in honor of Paul M. Balson, MD
Generously sponsored by
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Selected Works
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Edited by Emerson Bowyer and Anne-Lise Desmas
Abundantly illustrated, this catalogue is a fascinating and comprehensive reevaluation of the French modernist sculptor Camille Claudel. Camille Claudel (1864–1943) was among the most daring and visionary sculptors of the late nineteenth century.
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Hear contemporary artists and curators express the riveting details of Claudel’s sculptures and the dramatic struggle of her life as a female artist in the late nineteenth century in France.
Available in English and Spanish.
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