Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.
Je suis tombée dans le gouffre. Je vis dans un monde si curieux, si étrange.
Artists
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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