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It is in fact agreed that I am the plague, the cholera of the benevolent and generous men who are interested in art and that, when I show myself with my plasters, even the Emperor of the Sahara would flee.

Camille Claudel

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Camille Claudel
Age: 78 †
Born: 1864
Born: December 8
Died: 1943
Died: October 19
Art Model
Draftsperson
Graphic Artist
Painter
Sculptor
Camille Rosalie Claudel
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Flee
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Emperor
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