Esther Pissarro

Esther Pissarro
Portrait of Esther by Lucien Pissarro
Born	Esther Levi Bensusan (1870-08-12)12 August 1870
Died	20 November 1951(1951-11-20) (aged 79)
Nationality	British
Known for	Engraving, Printmaking, Design
Movement	Arts and Crafts movement
Spouse	Lucien Pissarro ​ ​ (m. 1892; died in 1944)​

Esther Bensusan Pissarro (12 November 1870 – 20 November 1951) was a British wood-engraver, designer, and printer.

Pissarro née Bensusan was born on 12 November 1870,^[1] the sister of Samuel L. Bensusan. Her parents were Jacob Samuel Levy Bensusan (1846–1917), an ostrich feather merchant, and his wife Miriam Levy Bensusan (1848–1926). She studied at the Crystal Palace School of Art.^[2] On 10 August 1892 she married fellow artist Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944) with whom she had one daughter, the artist Orovida Camille Pissarro (1893–1968).^[3] In 1894, inspired by William Morris's Kelmscott Press, Esther and Lucien Pissarro established the Eragny Press.^[2] The Eragny Press produced books illustrated with colour wood-engravings.^{[4] [5]} Esther assisted with creating the wood engravings from Lucien's designs. ^[6]

Pissarro died on 20 November 1951.^[1] Work by Esther and Lucien Pissarro are in the Tate^[7] and the Royal Academy of Arts.^[1]

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