Head of Camille Claudel

Head of Camille Claudel
Camille Claudel with Phrygian hat
Artist	Auguste Rodin
Year	1911
Medium	polychrome glass paste
Dimensions	24.8 cm × 25.8 cm × 17 cm (9.8 in × 10.2 in × 6.7 in)
Location	Museo Soumaya, Mexico City

Head of Camille Claudel is a polychrome glass paste sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin, conceived in 1884 and executed in 1911. It is now in the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City. It shows his then studio assistant Camille Claudel in a Phrygian cap.

Background

Claudel, a now-renowned sculptor, studied under Rodin's friend Alfred Boucher and then with Rodin. Rodin took over Boucher's classes, took Claudel on as a studio assistant, and they soon became associates and lovers. He produced the head during the early stages of their collaboration.[1]

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See also

• List of sculptures by Auguste Rodin
• List of sculptures by Camille Claudel

References

1. (in Spanish) «La Puerta del Infierno». Revista Mensual Museo Soumaya. Junio de 2016.

External links

• Media related to Head of Camille Claudel by Auguste Rodin at Wikimedia Commons