Oppslagstavla; Hender

Auguste Rodin (1840 -1917)

THE CATHEDRAL

1908

Stone

H. 64 cm ; W. 29.5 cm ; D. 31.8 cm

Lite ante jeg om Rodins kjærlighetsliv da jeg innlemma dette bildet i oppslagstavla mi. Sannheten er at han langt fra har vært en ærlig mann. Camille Claudel ble tidlig i studietida Rodins elskerinne. Ikke nok med at han forsmådde Camille ...  han har mest sannsynlig også kreditert noen av Camilles arbeider som sine egne.
Camilles liv fikk en tragisk utgang og ho døde ensom 19. oktober 1943, etter tredve år på Monfavet, et behandlingssted for psykisk syke.

"You can tell the difference in his sculptures before and after Camille appeared in his life. Also, there are some works which we don't know if Rodin or Camille made; they are not signed but show signs of being made with four pairs of hands, by both of them."

"For instance, to get a clay maquette made in bronze you needed the funding and the approval of the official Institut. When the inspectors visited Claudel's studio, they refused to give her permission to cast The Waltz because it showed two nude bodies in close proximity. The very idea was not acceptable from a woman's hand, whereas from Rodin's hand, work influenced by Claudel's daring, became acceptable as men are allowed to know about sexual desire and the body." Gradually, Claudel began to feel persecuted. She even accused Rodin of plotting against her. Kilde