Why it matters
Claudel portrays Clotho, the Fate who spins the thread of human life, as a decrepit old woman with a bald head and sunken eyes, trapped in her own threads. The sculpture radiates torment, sadness and loneliness.
Did you know?
- The plaster version dates from 1893.
- A marble version of 1897 is lost.
- Clotho was the youngest of the three Fates.
Based on the French Wikipedia article Clotho (Camille Claudel) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
