Lot Essay
Reine-Marie Paris has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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La petite châtelaine, version à la natte courbe
Details
Camille Claudel (1864-1943)
La petite châtelaine, version à la natte courbe
signed, stamped with foundry mark and numbered 'C. Claudel Delval Cire Perdue 1/8' (on the back)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 123/8 in. (31.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1893-1896; this bronze version cast circa 1988
La petite châtelaine, version à la natte courbe
signed, stamped with foundry mark and numbered 'C. Claudel Delval Cire Perdue 1/8' (on the back)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 123/8 in. (31.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1893-1896; this bronze version cast circa 1988
Provenance
Family of the artist.
Literature
R.-M. Paris, Camille: The Life of Camille Claudel, Rodin's Muse and Mistress, New York, 1988, pp. 177-180, nos. 86-90 (related plaster and marble versions illustrated).
R.-M. Paris and A. de La Chapelle, L'oeuvre de Camille Claudel, Catalogue raisonné, nouvelle édition revue et complèt, Paris, 1991, pp. 141-146 (marble version and related plaster, marble and bronze versions illustrated).
A. Rivière, B. Gaudichon and D. Ghanassia, Camille Claudel, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1996, no. 39-1 (plaster version illustrated).
R.-M. Paris and A. de La Chapelle, L'oeuvre de Camille Claudel, Catalogue raisonné, nouvelle édition revue et complèt, Paris, 1991, pp. 141-146 (marble version and related plaster, marble and bronze versions illustrated).
A. Rivière, B. Gaudichon and D. Ghanassia, Camille Claudel, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1996, no. 39-1 (plaster version illustrated).