A historic ensemble of 20 extremely rare works by Camille Claudel—the French sculptor once better known as the lover and student of Rodin—broke records in Paris last night when they sold for a ...

There has been a tendency in the belated rediscovery of Camille Claudel for the artist’s biography to overshadow the art. True indeed, she suffered: first from 19th-century sexism; second, at the ...

NOGENT-SUR-SEINE, France — After a losing battle with both mental illness and institutionalized sexism, one of the greatest French sculptors of the 19th century died in obscurity. The reputation of ...

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 ...

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 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.

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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 ...

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 ...

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.