Camille Claudel: Sakountala 1888 single bronze safeguard of original plaster That Camille Claudel was a genius, no-one would dispute nowadays. As a girl, she lived with her family in Nogent sur Seine. A local sculptor Alfred Boucher encouraged the young Camille- who at 14 years old was already demonstrating a gift for clay modelling. In 2017 a new Camille Claudel Museum was opened, incorporating the Claudel family's old home: Camille Claudel Museum Now 45 works by Claudel are on display, many coming from Camille Claudel's great niece- Reine-Marie Paris de la Chapelle - and another 200 by sculptors of the same time period- the end of the 19th century. Here is Alfred Boucher's "Volubilis", referring to the morning glory flower the young woman is holding: Alfred Boucher: Volubilis ca 1897 marble The village of Nogent was home to sculptor Alfred Boucher. It was also the birthplace of his tutor Paul Dubois, head of the Beaux Arts School in Paris from 1878 until his ...