CAMILLE CLAUDEL: Loving Rodin

Camille Claudel became Rodin's pupil in the 1880's and, soon after, his lover, muse, assistant and trusted advisor. The stormy relationship lasted for at least a decade.

This lecture will explore her work and her life and consider why she spent her last years in an asylum for the insane. A sculpture by Claudel was recently uncovered in an abandoned Parisian apartment and sold in Feb 2025 for 3 million dollars.

Camille Claudel has been rediscovered as a great artist in her own right despite loving Rodin.

IMAGES: (courtesy of the lecturer) Bust of Rodin 1888-9 (by Claudel) and L’Age Mur 1895 (by Claudel)

How to book this event:

Entry is free to Members of TAS SW London, but guests are welcome to attend in return for a £10 fee at the door.

Doors open at 7:30 pm followed by the lecture at 8:00 pm.

This will be a hybrid lecture. The fee for non-members to watch online is £5. Please email theartssocietyswlondon@gmail.com for details of how to pay and for the link to the live stream.

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Dr Jacqueline Cockburn

Jacqueline is Managing Director of an art tours company, running residential courses in Andalucía, Southern Spain in the art and culture of the region www.artandculturetravel.com Jacqueline is a course director and lecturer at the V&A and also lectures at The Royal Academy, The Art Fund, The London Art History Society and has toured New Zealand and Australia for The Arts Society. Her specialist field is Spanish Art, but she also lectures on European Art 1790-1950. Her most recent publication is A Taste of Art, London (Unicorn Press 2019). Jacqueline films her lectures and is currently delivering lectures, study days and courses online and live.

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