Camille Claudel

Visual Arts France 1864 – 1943 101 quotes

Rodin's muse and sculptor of passionate, emotional works.

Quotes by Camille Claudel

I am a force of nature.

Letter to her brother Paul Claudel 1897

The truth is in the stone.

Conversation recounted by a contemporary 1888

I seek the absolute.

Letter to a patron 1899

My soul is in my work.

Letter to her brother Paul Claudel 1892

I am a rebel.

Letter to her family 1886

The beauty of the human form is divine.

Conversation recounted by a contemporary 1890

I am not afraid to be different.

Letter to a friend 1893

My art is my freedom.

Letter to her brother Paul Claudel 1895

I see things others do not.

Conversation recounted by a contemporary 1889

I am a visionary.

Letter to a critic 1898

The world needs beauty.

Conversation recounted by a contemporary 1891

I am a woman of passion.

Letter to a friend 1896

My work speaks for itself.

Letter to a patron 1894

I am a solitary soul.

Letter to her brother Paul Claudel 1900

The struggle is real.

Letter to her family 1887

I carve my own path.

Letter to a friend 1892

My art is my legacy.

Letter to her brother Paul Claudel 1899

I am misunderstood.

Letter to her brother Paul Claudel 1905

The fire within me burns bright.

Conversation recounted by a contemporary 1890

I am a force to be reckoned with.

Letter to a patron 1893