Camille Claudel

Visual Arts France 1864 – 1943 101 quotes

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

Quotes by Camille Claudel

My hands create magic.

Conversation recounted by a contemporary 1888

I live for my art.

Letter to a friend 1895

I am a woman of strength.

Letter to her brother Paul Claudel 1897

My vision is clear.

Conversation recounted by a contemporary 1891

I am a survivor.

Letter to her brother Paul Claudel 1906

The world will remember me.

Letter to a critic 1900

I am a testament to the human spirit.

Letter to her brother Paul Claudel 1905

My art is my voice.

Letter to a friend 1894

I am a force of creation.

Letter to a patron 1898

I am Camille Claudel.

Letter to her brother Paul Claudel 1907

I have the feeling that I was made for magnificent things.

Letter 1888

I don't want to be a prisoner in a town of memories.

Letter 1913

My marble is nothing but the reflection of my life.

Interview 1895

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

Personal reflection

Rodin took everything from me, even my soul.

Letter 1905

I sculpt not with clay, but with the fire of my passion.

Speech excerpt 1890

The human form is the greatest poem ever written.

Professional observation 1885

Betrayal cuts deeper than any chisel.

Letter 1910

In solitude, the artist finds truth.

Personal reflection 1892

My hands tremble, but my vision is clear.

Letter 1900