Description: Abundantly illustrated, this catalogue is a fascinating and comprehensive reevaluation of the French modernist sculptor Camille Claudel.
Review Quotes: "In the catalogue, Bowyer and Desmas lament the ways in which the 'biographical miasma, ' that is, 'the sensationalist and melodramatic tales of doomed romance, victimhood, and madness' around Claudel, have 'tended to obscure--or even excise--the sculptor's art and agency.' The point is well-taken. But it's not easy to tiptoe around the Claudel 'miasma' without ignoring the truth."--Sebastian Smee "The Washington Post" (11/7/2023 12:00:00 AM)