The triumph of tragedy; Camille Claudel.

From: The Economist (US) | Date: January 7, 2006 | Copyright information

Rock of ages

A sculptress who carved sensuality from stone

MUSE, model and modeller, Camille Claudel was above all an Impressionist in three dimensions. This much is evident from a small, jewel-like exhibition that opened recently in a 19th-century Paris mansion, home to an incomparable gallery of Monets. Claudel's work reflects and reverberates with light, and she shares with the painter from Giverny a particular ability to capture natural forms and atmospheric moments in art.

Claudel's gift was her innate talent for creating sensual sculptures that pulse with life ...

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