Musée Camille Claudel Reunites Claudel and Bernhard Hoetger in Immersive 1905 Gallery Recreation
At the Musée Camille Claudel in Nogent-sur-Seine, an exhibition showcases the artistic exchange between Camille Claudel (1864–1943) and Bernhard Hoetger (1874–1949), whose works were initially exhibited together in 1905 at Eugène Blot's gallery. Curated by Pauline Fleury Goetschel, the display comprises nearly 90 pieces, including sculptures, drawings, paintings, and photographs, recreating a gallery atmosphere from the fin-de-siècle era. This collaboration with the Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum and the Alte Nationalgalerie opens with the 1905 duo exhibition, highlighting Claudel's twelve sculptures from that year and delving into Hoetger's architectural and design skills. The exhibition is scheduled from 12 September 2026 to 10 January 2027 at 10, rue Gustave Flaubert, 10400 Nogent-sur-Seine.
Key facts
- The Musée Camille Claudel in Nogent-sur-Seine presents a new dialogue between Camille Claudel and Bernhard Hoetger, curated by Pauline Fleury Goetschel.
- The exhibition runs from 12 September 2026 to 10 January 2027.
- It was organized with the Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum in Bremen and the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, where it was shown in 2025.
- The show includes nearly 90 sculptures, drawings, paintings, and photographs.
- The 1905 exhibition at Eugène Blot's gallery on Boulevard de la Madeleine in Paris featured twelve Claudel sculptures and 38 Hoetger bronzes and plasters, plus twenty of his drawings.
- Claudel was 41 in 1905 and stopped sculpting permanently shortly after; her final sculpture was Niobide blessée (1905).
- Hoetger was 31 in 1905 and was called the rising star of sculpture; he also worked in architecture, painting, and design.
- The scenography recreates a fin-de-siècle gallery, and the exhibition ends with Claudel's final active years and a letter from Blot.
Entities
Artists
- Camille Claudel
- Bernhard Hoetger
- Pauline Fleury Goetschel
- Eugène Blot
- Louis Vauxcelles
- Auguste Rodin
- Constantin Meunier
- Aristide Maillol
- Paula Modersohn-Becker
- Berthe Morisot
- Paul Claudel
- Pauline Fleury
- Henri Manguin
- Albert Marquet
- Jean Puy
- Marie-Denise Devoie-Chirade
- Jeanne Eliot
- Ann Osterlind
- Irène Reno
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Agathe Hakoun
Institutions
- Musée Camille Claudel
- Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum
- Alte Nationalgalerie
- musée Rodin
- Musée de la Ville de Poitiers et de la Société des antiquaires de l'Ouest
- Alienor.org
- Beaux Arts
- Musée Camille-Claudel
- Académie des beaux-arts de Düsseldorf
- Salon d'automne
- Salon des Artistes français
- Musée Rodin
- Connaissance des Arts
- Parti national-socialiste
- Böttcherstraße
- Haus Paula Modersohn-Becker
- Eugène Blot Gallery
Locations
- Nogent-sur-Seine
- France
- Bremen
- Germany
- Berlin
- Paris
- Boulevard de la Madeleine
- 10, rue Gustave Flaubert
- Poitiers
- Montmartre
- Puget-Théniers
- Switzerland
- Elberfeld
- Kanagawa