Jessie Lipscomb

Daughter of a coal miner, Jessie Lipscomb first studied in London, then at the Académie Colarossi in Paris. There, she met Camille Claudel, shared a studio with her on rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs, and joined Rodin’s studio. The two friends possibly had a falling out due to tensions between Claudel and Rodin. Lipscomb returned to England, abandoned sculpture, and did not see Claudel again until 1929 at the Montdevergues asylum.

Jessie Lipscomb

Camille Claudel (1864-1943), Jessie Lipscomb, circa 1883-1886, terra cotta, private collection © Arte, photo Karen Bengall

Discover this artist as part of the exhibition In the Time of Camille Claudel, Being a Woman Sculptor in Paris