I agree with much of this. Just to add to the shamefulness of her treatment, she "went mad" in 1905, was committed to a psychiatric hospital (likely against her

I agree with much of this. Just to add to the shamefulness of her treatment, she "went mad" in 1905, was committed to a psychiatric hospital (likely against her will by her brother Paul) in 1913, and died thirty years later in 1943. What a waste of a wonderful talent. Her treatment by her brother in particular is despicable. More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Claudel#Confinement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Claudel#Confinement There are attempts to bring some balance though. There was a flawed but wonderful exhibition in Detroit in 2006 which showed their work side-by-side. Aside from a power cut in the middle of our visit this was an astonishing demonstration of how much she influenced his work. (Although the power cut did allow some fun projecting huge shadows from the sculptures onto the walls using our phone torches). http://www.economist.com/node/5354447 http://www.economist.com/node/5354447 If you enjoy sculpture, or are even passingly interested, it's very much worth your while to make a journey for any exhibitions within striking distance.