Camille Claudel made this emotional portrait just after losing her child and renouncing motherhood.
Camille Claudel (1864–1943) La Petite Châtelaine (The Little Chatelaine), posthumous bronze cast, curved braid version, nuanced brown patina, signed "C. Claudel" on the back, numbered "HC 2/4" and bearing the octagonal stamp of the founder Delval, 30.5 x 30.5 x 20.5 cm/12.00 x 12.00 x 8.07 in.
Estimate: €35,000/40,000