The waltz
Bronze proof
Signed at the base and numbered EA II/IV
Delval foundry stamp
extension
Posthumous cast
114 x 106 x 53 cm
Signed at the base and numbered EA II/IV
Delval foundry mark
Magnification
Posthumous cast
45 x 41 ¾ x 21 in.
Notes
This work is also called Les Valseurs.
Proof enlarged from the original plaster that belonged to the painter Frits Thaulow, then to Reine-Marie Paris, and finally sold to the Camille Claudel museum in Nogent-sur-Seine (Aube).
There are twelve copies: eight copies numbered from 1/8 to 8/8 (announced print run) and four artist's proofs numbered from EA I/IV to EA IV/IV (announced print run). Founders: Rocher and Delval.
Origin
Private collections.
A copy in the museum of Soumaya, Mexico.
Exhibition
Camille Claudel, Taiwan, Kaohsiung, Museum of Fine Arts, 1994, n°10, 12, page 55 (similar copy).
Camille Claudel, Mexico, Mexico City, Museo del Palácio de Bellas Artes, 1997, page 70 reproduced (similar copy).
Bibliography
Catalog of the aforementioned Exhibitions
Reine-Marie Paris, Arnaud de La Chapelle, The work of Camille Claudel, Arhis-Biro, 1990, page 134.
Anne Rivière, Bruno Gaudichon, Danielle Ghanassia, Camille Claudel, Catalog Raisonné, Adam Biro, 3rd edition, 2001, n° 33-11, page 113.
Reine-Marie Paris, Camille Claudel found again, Catalog Raisonné, Aittouarès-Paris, 2000 and 2004, n° 28-2, page 290 reproduced.
Reine-Marie Paris, Philippe Cressent, Camille Claudel, Complete work, Complete work (Bilingual ed.), Economica Culture, 2014, n° 223, page 460 reproduced, 461.
A certificate of authenticity from François de Massary, little nephew of Camille Claudel dated April 9, 1995 will be given to the purchaser.
A copy of this smaller model (height 90 cm) was auctioned by the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo on October 20, 2018 (n°40) for €420, Madame & Monsieur Van Droogenbroeck Collection.
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