Did you know many of Auguste Rodin's statues' hands and feet were modeled by Camille Claudel (1864-1943) while she worked in his studio?
A common friend wrote in 1898 that many of her hands and feet are "preserved with great care by her teacher as pieces of the rarest perfection".
A stunning artist in her own right, Claudel impressed Rodin and many others for her incredibly expressive and life-like sculptures.
This bronze study of a left hand by Claudel, while tiny, holds immense detail and vitality.
Camille Claudel | Study of Left Hand, 1889 | Collection Xavier Eeckhout, Courtesy Galerie Malaquais
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