Background
She began to write at a very young age, encouraged by her father, the novelist Léon Cladel.
She began to write at a very young age, encouraged by her father, the novelist Léon Cladel.
Her first work was the play Le Volant, performed at the Théâtre de l"Oeuvre in 1895 when she was 22 years old. Léon Cladel died when Judith was 19 years old. Judith Cladel is the author of two biographical works about the life and work of her father.
Her next biographies focused on the sculptor, Auguste Rodin.
Her biography Rodin, sa vie glorieuse, sa vie inconnue is her best known work and was considered the authoritative biography of the sculptor for over 50 years. She played a key role in the founding of the Musée Rodin in 1916.