Camille Claudel was a brilliant sculptor whose work was long overshadowed by her relationship with Auguste Rodin. She was his student, his lover, and his collaborator, often working on major pieces like 'The Gates of Hell.' Her own style was more intimate and emotionally raw, as seen in her masterpiece 'The Waltz.' However, as a woman in the late 19th century, she struggled to gain independent recognition. After her relationship with Rodin ended, her mental health declined, and she was forcibly committed to an asylum by her family, where she remained for the last 30 years of her life. It wasn't until the 1980s that her work was rediscovered and she was recognized as one of the most powerful and original sculptors of the modern era.