It is not the model who must inspire the artist, but the artist who must bring the model to life.
Mon rêve serait de ne plus entendre parler de Monsieur Rodin.
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Camille Claudel
Born in 1864 in northern France, Claudel was a sculptor of fierce originality who studied under Rodin. Works like The Waltz and The Age of Maturity stand on their own merit.
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