ATTRIBUTED TO CAMILLE CLAUDEL
ATTRIBUTED TO CAMILLE CLAUDEL (1864 - 1943) | JEUNE FEMME AU DIVAN
Description
ATTRIBUTED TO CAMILLE CLAUDEL (1864 - 1943)
JEUNE FEMME AU DIVAN
bears a signature Camille Claudel (upper right)
oil on canvas
73 x 91,8 cm; 28¾ x 36⅛ in.
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ATTRIBUE A CAMILLE CLAUDEL (1864 - 1943)
JEUNE FEMME AU DIVAN
porte une signature Camille Claudel (en haut à droite)
huile sur toile
73 x 91,8 cm; 28¾ x 36⅛ in.
Condition Report
It has not been possible to see the work out of its frame. The canvas is not lined. There is a milky varnish preventing UV light from fully penetrating, however examination under UV light appears to reveal some dots of retouching in places, notably to the right part of the composition. There are hairlines lines of craquellure. There is some frame rubbing along the extreme edges, notably viisble to the upper left corner. The canvas is undulating to the upper right corner. There is a tiny scratch (approx 2 cm long) located 10 cm from the lower edge and 33 cm from the left edge. This work is in overall good condition.
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Provenance
Private collection, Paris (from circa 1970s and until 1985)
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Collection particulière, Paris (depuis les années 1970 environ et jusqu'en 1985)
Literature
Reine-Marie Paris & Arnaud de La Chapelle, L'œuvre de Camille Claudel, Paris, 1990, no. 91, illustrated p. 235 (dated 1900)
Anne Rivière, Bruno Gaudichon, Daniel Ghanassia, Camille Claudel, catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1996, no. NR.31, illustrated p. 185 (dated 1900; in the section of unselected works)
Reine-Marie Paris, Camille Claudel re-trouvée, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 2000, no. 86, mentioned p. 495
Anne Rivière, Bruno Gaudichon, Daniel Ghanassia, Camille Claudel, catalogue raisonné, Troisième édition augmentée, Paris, 2001, no. NR.11, illustrated p. 214 (in the section of unselected works)
Reine-Marie Paris & Philippe Cressent, Camille Claudel, Intégrale des œuvres, Complete work, Paris, 2014, no. 334, illustrated p. 672
Reine-Marie Paris & Philippe Cressent, Camille Claudel, Catalogue raisonné, 5e édition revue, corrigée et augmentée, Paris, 2019, no. 130, illustrated p. 725
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Reine-Marie Paris & Arnaud de La Chapelle, L'œuvre de Camille Claudel, Paris, 1990, no. 91, reproduit p. 235 (daté 1900)
Anne Rivière, Bruno Gaudichon, Daniel Ghanassia, Camille Claudel, catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1996, no. NR.31, reproduit p. 185 (daté 1900; parmi les œuvres non-retenues)
Reine-Marie Paris, Camille Claudel re-trouvée, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 2000, no. 86, mentionné p. 495
Anne Rivière, Bruno Gaudichon, Daniel Ghanassia, Camille Claudel, catalogue raisonné, Troisième édition augmentée, Paris, 2001, no. NR.11, reproduit p. 214 (parmi les œuvres non-retenues)
Reine-Marie Paris & Philippe Cressent, Camille Claudel, Intégrale des œuvres, Complete work, Paris, 2014, no. 334, reproduit p. 672
Reine-Marie Paris & Philippe Cressent, Camille Claudel, Catalogue raisonné, 5e édition revue, corrigée et augmentée, Paris, 2019, no. 130, reproduit p. 725
Exhibited
Paris, Musée Rodin; Poitiers, Musée Sainte-Croix, Camille Claudel, 1984, no. 58, illustrated in the catalogue p. 102
Tokyo, Asahi Shimbun (& travelling in Japan), Camille Claudel, 1987, no. 53, illustrated in the catalogue p. 78
Washington, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Camille Claudel, 1988, no. 52
Hamburg, Batig, Camille Claudel 1864-1943, Skulpturen-Gemälde- Zeichnungen, 1990, illustrated in the catalogue p. 117
Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Camille Claudel, 1990-91, no. 73, illustrated in the catalogue p. 111
Paris, Musée Rodin, Camille Claudel, 1991, no. 83, illustrated in the catalogue p. 120
Tokyo, Bunkamura (& travelling in Japan), Camille Claudel - Auguste Rodin, 1996, no. 70, illustrated in the catalogue
São Paulo, Pinacoteca do Estado, Camille Claudel, 1997, illustrated in the catalogue p. 85
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Paris, Musée Rodin; Poitiers, Musée Sainte-Croix, Camille Claudel, 1984, no. 58, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 102
Tokyo, Asahi Shimbun (puis exposition itinérante au Japon), Camille Claudel, 1987, no. 53, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 78
Washington, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Camille Claudel, 1988, no. 52
Hambourg, Batig, Camille Claudel 1864-1943, Skulpturen-Gemälde- Zeichnungen, 1990, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 117
Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Camille Claudel, 1990-91, no. 73, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 111
Paris, Musée Rodin, Camille Claudel, 1991, no. 83, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 120
Tokyo, Bunkamura (puis exposition itinérante au Japon), Camille Claudel - Auguste Rodin, 1996, no. 70, reproduit dans le catalogue
São Paulo, Pinacoteca do Estado, Camille Claudel, 1997, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 85
