Updated 16 April 2025
On Display Permanent collection
Perseus and the Gorgon
| Date | 1898-1905; 1905-1906 (sand cast by Eugène Blot) |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | Bronze proof with brown-green patina, unnumbered |
| Size（cm） | 51.0 x 30.0 x 22.0 |
| Standard ref. | Rivière, Anne and Bruno Gaudichon. Camille Claudel, Catalogue raisonné. Paris, Adam Biro, 2001 (third edition, expanded), no. 54-6. |
| Category | Sculptures |
| Collection Number | S.2021-0001 |
Provenance
France, private collection from circa 1960; by descent in the family; sold by the above at Caen Enchères, Caen, France, 28th April 2019; acquired there by Galerie Malaquais, Paris; purchased by the NMWA, 29 July 2021.
Bibliography
- 1996
- Rivière, Anne; Gaudichon, Bruno; Ghanassia, Danielle. Camille Claudel: catalogue raisonné. Paris, Adam Biro, 1996, pp. 138-141, cat. no. 52-5, repr.
- 2001
- Rivière, Anne; Gaudichon, Bruno; Ghanassia, Danielle. Camille Claudel: catalogue raisonné. 3. éd. augmentée, Paris, Adam Biro, 2001, pp. 164-170, cat. no. 54-6, repr.
- 2019
- Paris, Reine-Marie; Cressent, Philippe. Camille Claudel: Catalogue Raisonné. 5 édition, revue, corrigée et augmentée, Paris, Culture Economica, 2019, pp. 680-683, 828-829, cat. no. 236, col. repr.
- 2023
- Annual Bulletin of the National Museum of Western Art. No. 56 (April 2021–March 2022), 2023, pp. 14-15, col. repr.