Lot Essay
Reine-Marie Paris has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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Details
Camille Claudel (1864-1943)
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signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'C. Claudel 13 EUG BLOT PARIS' (on the left side)
bronze with green and black patina
Height: 18¾ in. (47.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1900; this bronze version cast at a later date
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signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'C. Claudel 13 EUG BLOT PARIS' (on the left side)
bronze with green and black patina
Height: 18¾ in. (47.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1900; this bronze version cast at a later date
Provenance
Anon. sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 26 March 1990, lot 41.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
Jakiensky, "La Vie Parisienne," October 1905.
C. Morice, "Art moderne: expositions Camille Claudel et Bernard Hoetger, Mercure de France, 15 December 1905, p. 610. C. Goldscheider, "Camille Claudel Sculpteur," Bulletin de la Société Paul Claudel, no. 37, February-April 1970, p. 8.
A Rivière, L'interdite Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, Paris, 1983, p. 78, no. 44 (another cast illustrated, p. 51).
R.-M. Paris, Camille, The Life of Camille Claudel, Rodin's Muse and Mistress, New York, 1988, p. 235 (another cast illustrated, p. 210). R.-M. Paris and A. de La Chapelle, L'oeuvre de Camille Claudel, Catalogue Raisonné, nouvelle édition revue et complété, Paris, 1991, no. 57 (another cast illustrated, pp. 191-192).
G. Bouté, Camille Claudel, Le miroir et la nuit, Paris, 1995, p. 197 (another cast illustrated, p. 203).
A. Rivière, B. Gaudichon and D. Ghanassia, Camille Claudel, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1996, pp. 144-146, no. 56 (another cast illustrated).
R.-M. Paris, Camille Claudel, re-trouvée, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 2000, pp. 414-419, no. 56 (other casts illustrated, pp. 414, 415 and 419).
A Rivière, B. Gaudichon and D. Ghanassia, Camille Claudel, Catalogue raisonné, Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée, Paris, 2000, pp. 173-175, no. 58 (another cast illustrated, pp. 174-175).
C. Morice, "Art moderne: expositions Camille Claudel et Bernard Hoetger, Mercure de France, 15 December 1905, p. 610. C. Goldscheider, "Camille Claudel Sculpteur," Bulletin de la Société Paul Claudel, no. 37, February-April 1970, p. 8.
A Rivière, L'interdite Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, Paris, 1983, p. 78, no. 44 (another cast illustrated, p. 51).
R.-M. Paris, Camille, The Life of Camille Claudel, Rodin's Muse and Mistress, New York, 1988, p. 235 (another cast illustrated, p. 210). R.-M. Paris and A. de La Chapelle, L'oeuvre de Camille Claudel, Catalogue Raisonné, nouvelle édition revue et complété, Paris, 1991, no. 57 (another cast illustrated, pp. 191-192).
G. Bouté, Camille Claudel, Le miroir et la nuit, Paris, 1995, p. 197 (another cast illustrated, p. 203).
A. Rivière, B. Gaudichon and D. Ghanassia, Camille Claudel, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1996, pp. 144-146, no. 56 (another cast illustrated).
R.-M. Paris, Camille Claudel, re-trouvée, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 2000, pp. 414-419, no. 56 (other casts illustrated, pp. 414, 415 and 419).
A Rivière, B. Gaudichon and D. Ghanassia, Camille Claudel, Catalogue raisonné, Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée, Paris, 2000, pp. 173-175, no. 58 (another cast illustrated, pp. 174-175).