Camille Claudel (1864-1943) was an ambitious and extremely talented French sculptor in the early twentieth century. Biographers have suggested that she was a huge inspiration to Auguste Rodin but while they were lovers his career blossomed and Claudel’s stuttered.
It would seem that the passionate affair between them created a great amount of tension both public and private and it was creatively stimulating for them both until their relationship changed. She became less understanding and supportive of Rodin’s accelerated success. Severe paranoia developed and this may have been triggered by unflattering comparisons being made between Claudel’s work and his.
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