An "exceptional" trove of sculptures by the tragic French artist Camille Claudel has broken records at auction in Paris, going for 3.5 million euros ($4.1 million) -- three times their estimate.
Prices for work by Claudel, who died in a mental hospital after a tortured love affair with fellow sculptor Auguste Rodin which has inspired several films and plays, haveRead more
An "unprecedented" trove of sculptures by the brilliant but tragic French artist Camille Claudel are to go under the hammer in Paris next week.
Claudel, whose life and tortured love affair with fellow sculptor Auguste Rodin has inspired several films and plays, destroyed much of her work before she was confined to a psychiatric hospital by her brother, the poetRead more