Musée Camille Claudel

The Musée Camille Claudel is a French national museum which honors and exhibits the art of sculptor Camille Claudel, who was a student and then an associate of Auguste Rodin in the late 19th century before working on her own. The museum displays approximately half of Claudel's existing artwork. The Claudel museum was opened in 2017 in her teenage home town of Nogent-sur-Seine, 100 kilometers (62 miles) southeast of Paris.[1][2][3]

Musée Camille Claudel
Established2017
Location10 Rue Gustave Flaubert, 10400 Nogent-sur-Seine, Champagne, France
TypeArt Museum
CollectionsSculpture
Collection size300 objects
ArchitectAdelfo Scaranello
Websitemuseecamilleclaudel.com
The museum exhibits several forms of Claudel's The Waltz, 1889-1905

Plans were announced in 2003 to turn the Claudel family home at Nogent-sur-Seine into a museum, and the museum negotiated to buy Claudel's works from the Claudel family. These include 70 pieces by Claudel, including a bust of her teacher, Auguste Rodin. Rodin and Claudel were associates and lovers, and eventually rivals.[4]

Many of Claudel's sculptures can also be seen at the Musée Rodin in Paris, which has a room dedicated to her work and her association with the acclaimed sculptor.

History

A municipal museum was created in the town of Nogent-sur-Seine in 1902.[5] It held a collection of works by the sculptors Alfred Boucher and Paul Dubois, both of whom had a connection to the community.[6] The early museum was decimated by pillagers around 1940, with remaining works being placed in storage in 1950.[5] The Musée Dubois-Boucher reopened in 1975.

In 2008, the museum purchased 43 works by Claudel from the artist’s great niece, Reine Marie Paris.[7] Architect Adelfo Scaranello designed an expansion and renovation of an existing structure, where Claudel had once lived during her teenage years, into a new facility to include 15 galleries.[7]

Reopened in 2017 as the Musée Camille Claudel, it now houses the largest collection of her works in the world.[7] The museum also displays works by her mentors and contemporaries.

See also

References
  1. "Musée Camille Claudel -". www.museecamilleclaudel.fr.
  2. Alberge, Dalya (2017-02-25). "Overshadowed by Rodin, but his lover wins acclaim at last". The Guardian. London. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  3. C., Maïlys (29 December 2016). "Musée Camille Claudel : ouverture en mars 2017 à Nogent-sur-Seine". Sortira Paris. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. Webster, Paul (2003-03-23). "Fame at last for Rodin's lost muse". The Guardian. London. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  5. "History of the museum | Musée Camille Claudel". www.museecamilleclaudel.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  6. Sheerin, Mark (2017-04-25). "Sculptor Camille Claudel Finally Gets Her Own Museum". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  7. Buffenstein, Alyssa (2017-03-27). "Museum Dedicated to Camille Claudel Opens in France". artnet News. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
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