Camille Claudel (French: [kamij klɔdɛl]; 8 December 1864 – 19 October 1943) was a French sculptor and graphic artist. She was the elder sister of the poet and diplomat Paul Claudel. Read full biography of Camille Claudel →
I have been back in Paris for two weeks. Nothing new. Life is still bitter.
I have had the problem of seeing my male model go to Italy and... stay there.
You see that it is not at all like Rodin... I share these only with you, don't show them.
You promised to take care of me and not to turn your back on me. How is it possible that you never wrote to me even once and you never came back to... →
It is in fact agreed that I am the plague, the cholera of the benevolent and generous men who are interested in art and that, when I show myself with... →
I sleep completely naked to make me believe you are here, but when I wake up it is not the same thing. Most of all, don't deceive me with other... →
I would have preferred to be successful here with a piece that cost me a huge amount of money and effort... rather than sending to Bohemia some... →
Sir Rodin convinced my parents to have me committed; they are all in Paris to arrange it.
You know what black hatred women feel toward me as soon as they see me, until I return inside my shell, they use every possible weapon. As soon as a... →
Don't fear anything for your letters, they are burnt one by one and I hope you do the same with mine.
I have all sorts of problems and feel discouraged.
Send me one hundred francs on our future deals, otherwise I will disappear in a cataclysm.
Last night, two men tried to force my shutters. I recognized them: they are two of Rodin's Italian models. He told them to kill me. I am in his... →
Camille Claudel (French: [kamij klɔdɛl]; 8 December 1864 – 19 October 1943) was a French sculptor and graphic artist. She was the elder sister of the poet and diplomat Paul Claudel.