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Camille Claudel

1864 - 1943

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Camille Rosalie Claudel (French pronunciation: [kamij klodɛl] ; 8 December 1864 – 19 October 1943) was a French sculptor known for her figurative works in bronze and marble. She died in relative obscurity, but later gained recognition for the originality and quality of her work. The subject of several biographies and films, Claudel is well known for her sculptures including The Waltz and The Mature Age. The national Camille Claudel Museum in Nogent-sur-Seine opened in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Camille Claudel is the 4th most popular sculptor (up from 7th in 2019), the 250th most popular biography from France (up from 271st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Sculptor.

Camille Claudel was a French sculptor, and one of the few female sculptors of the 19th century. Her most famous work is a bust of her sister, Rose.

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Among sculptors, Camille Claudel ranks 4 out of 258. Before her are Auguste Rodin, Phidias, and Praxiteles. After her are Benvenuto Cellini, Polykleitos, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Antonio Canova, Lysippos, Alberto Giacometti, Constantin Brâncuși, and Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.

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Among people born in 1864, Camille Claudel ranks 6. Before her are Max Weber, Richard Strauss, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Wilhelm Wien, and George Washington Carver. After her are Alois Alzheimer, Walther Nernst, Maurice Leblanc, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Hermann Minkowski, and Alfred Hermann Fried. Among people deceased in 1943, Camille Claudel ranks 7. Before her are Nikola Tesla, David Hilbert, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pieter Zeeman, Karl Landsteiner, and George Washington Carver. After her are Isoroku Yamamoto, Simone Weil, Henrik Pontoppidan, Leslie Howard, Boris III of Bulgaria, and Henri La Fontaine.

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In France

Among people born in France, Camille Claudel ranks 250 out of 6,770. Before her are Vilfredo Pareto (1848), George Sand (1804), Gustave Le Bon (1841), Berthe Morisot (1841), Roger Martin du Gard (1881), and Alfred Dreyfus (1859). After her are Henri Moissan (1852), Georges Cuvier (1769), John II of France (1319), Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796), Nadar (1820), and Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894).

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Among SCULPTORS In France

Among sculptors born in France, Camille Claudel ranks 2. Before her are Auguste Rodin (1840). After her are Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834), Louise Bourgeois (1911), Giambologna (1529), Marie Tussaud (1761), Rosa Bonheur (1822), Antoine Bourdelle (1861), Paul Landowski (1875), Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741), François Rude (1784), and Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716).

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