Jacques Lipchitz, a naturalized American Lithuanian artist, remains an eminent place in the history of cubism. A renowned sculptor, he is distinguished by his mastery of modern techniques in his three-dimensional works.

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In 1909, Lipchitz moved to Paris, where he attended the École des Beaux-Arts and then the Académie Julian. He frequented the artistic avant-garde, especially cubist ones, led by Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris and Alexander Archipenko. Two years after his first solo exhibition, in 1922, he was commissioned to create five bas reliefs for the prestigious Barnes Foundation (Pennsylvania, United States). This opportunity opens the doors to international sponsorship and allows him to consolidate his reputation.

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In 1954, MoMA in New York celebrated his work by organizing a major retrospective that definitively established Jacques Lipchitz as a leading artist. In 1978, the Centre Pompidou in turn presented a Retrospective Exhibition.