Camille Claudel Auction Prices and Value Guide
Camille Claudel auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 171 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Camille Claudel auction prices: quick answer
Camille Claudel auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Camille Claudel
- Source records
- 171
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Camille Claudel market snapshot
Camille Claudel shows solid auction liquidity with 119 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $65,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-06-18.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (19.8% · 16 sales)
- $10,000+ (80.2% · 65 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $7,800
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 2
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-06-18
Artist context
About Camille Claudel
Born
1864
Died
1943
Nationality
French
Also known as
Camille Rosalie Claudel
Camille Claudel (1864–1943) was a French sculptor whose reputation rests principally on figurative work in bronze and marble. Authority records from Wikidata, Getty ULAN, VIAF, the Library of Congress, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France distinguish her as a documented historical artist. Public biographical sources identify The Waltz and The Mature Age among the compositions associated with her name. Although Claudel died after a period of relative obscurity, later audiences renewed attention to the originality and quality of her sculpture. Collectors may encounter her through bronze or marble sculpture offered in the secondary market, as well as through records connected to recognized compositions. Because the supplied sources do not establish a specific movement or school, her work is described here through its documented nationality, occupation, figurative focus, materials, and named works rather than through a speculative stylistic label.
BronzeMarbleFigurative sculpture
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal contexts may include figurative bronze sculpture and marble sculpture associated with Claudel. Recognized compositions named in the collected sources include The Waltz and The Mature Age. Any object bearing those titles still requires object-specific research; a familiar subject or title alone does not establish authorship, date, material history, or market equivalence.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal begins by establishing that an object corresponds to a documented Camille Claudel composition and by identifying its material and physical form. Bronze and marble are both associated with her figurative sculpture, but the supplied evidence does not document casting dates, foundries, edition sizes, provenance expectations, or version histories. Those omissions matter because visually related objects may have different authorship, dates, production histories, and market relevance. Public auction records can provide useful comparisons when the composition, material, dimensions, condition, attribution, and sale context are genuinely comparable. Available records should therefore be treated as evidence for comparison, not as an automatic price forecast or authentication.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Bronze sculpture
- Marble sculpture
- Figurative sculpture
Value drivers
- Work type and material, including whether the object is bronze or marble
- Identification of the composition, including comparison with documented works such as The Waltz or The Mature Age
- Comparison with relevant public auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and similar lots when available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not establish edition sizes, casting histories, foundry details, provenance standards, condition adjustments, or attribution criteria.
- No price trend or prospective value conclusion should be inferred from the available sources alone.
- Object-specific appraisal requires evidence concerning authorship, material, dimensions, condition, provenance, and correspondence with documented versions.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- Bibliothèque nationale de France library authority
- Art UK museum or university
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Camille Claudel worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Camille Claudel artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.