Jean-Emile Laboureur

(French, 1877–1943)

Jean-Emile Laboureur was a French artist best known for his woodcuts and etchings of daily life. Born on August 16, 1877 in Nantes, France, he went to Paris in 1895 to study law but dropped out and enrolled at the Académie Julian. The artist Auguste Lepère taught him wood engraving, while Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec trained him in etching and lithography. Between 1899 and 1911, Laboureur lived in Germany, America, Canada, England, Italy, Greece, and Turkey. While in the United States, he produced his first series of prints, Ten Etchings from Pittsburgh (1905), and taught at the Art Students League in New York. In 1911, he returned to Paris and developed what would become his signature style. Though Laboureur was initially inspired by Lautrec and the Primitivism of Paul Gaugin, he is considered to be the first printmaker to be strongly influenced Cubism. By the end of World War I, the artist had gained wide acclaim as a book designer and illustrator. The artist died on June 16, 1943 in Pénestin, France. Today, Laboureur’s works are held in the collections of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nantes, and the Art Institute in Chicago, among others.

Jean-Emile Laboureur Artworks

Jean-Emile Laboureur (2,643 results)
3 BLL.: SORTIE DE THEATRE A LONDRES -..., 1911–1913

Jean-Emile Laboureur

3 BLL.: SORTIE DE THEATRE A LONDRES -..., 1911–1913

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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4 BLL.: LE CAFE SUR LE PORT - LA PHOTOGRAPHE -...

Jean-Emile Laboureur

4 BLL.: LE CAFE SUR LE PORT - LA PHOTOGRAPHE -...

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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8 BLL.: LES MIMES D'HERONDAS., 1910

Jean-Emile Laboureur

8 BLL.: LES MIMES D'HERONDAS., 1910

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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NEW YORK, LE SOIR., 1905

Jean-Emile Laboureur

NEW YORK, LE SOIR., 1905

Sale Date: June 20, 1992

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JEUNES FILLES SUR LE PORT (GODEFROY 200;...

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JEUNES FILLES SUR LE PORT (GODEFROY 200;...

Sale Date: June 19, 1992

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LE TIR FORAIN, 1920 (S. LABOUREUR 191)       , 1988

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LE TIR FORAIN, 1920 (S. LABOUREUR 191) , 1988

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LA FILLE DE FERME (S. LABOUREUR 275), 1923

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LA FILLE DE FERME (S. LABOUREUR 275), 1923

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LE 14 JUILLET AU VILLAGE (S. LABOUREUR 292), 1925

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LE 14 JUILLET AU VILLAGE (S. LABOUREUR 292), 1925

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LE PORT SUR LA RIVIERE (S. LABOUREUR 416), 1930

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LE PORT SUR LA RIVIERE (S. LABOUREUR 416), 1930

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LA PERDRIX ROUGE (S. LABOUREUR 320), 1926

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LA PERDRIX ROUGE (S. LABOUREUR 320), 1926

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LA MARE AUX CANARDS (S. LABOUREUR 450), 1932

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LA MARE AUX CANARDS (S. LABOUREUR 450), 1932

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LA HALTE DES BOHEMIENS (S. LABOUREUR 539), 1938

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LA HALTE DES BOHEMIENS (S. LABOUREUR 539), 1938

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LE MARCHAND DE GLACES (S. LABOUREUR 262), 1923

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LE MARCHAND DE GLACES (S. LABOUREUR 262), 1923

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS (S. LABOUREUR 313), 1925

Jean-Emile Laboureur

HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS (S. LABOUREUR 313), 1925

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LA TONNELLE RUSTIQUE (S. LABOUREUR 373), 1928

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LA TONNELLE RUSTIQUE (S. LABOUREUR 373), 1928

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LA JOLIE MARCHANDE DE VOLAILLES (S...., 1916

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LA JOLIE MARCHANDE DE VOLAILLES (S...., 1916

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LA PECHE AUX CREVETTES (S. LABOUREUR 375), 1928

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LA PECHE AUX CREVETTES (S. LABOUREUR 375), 1928

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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TOURISTES EN BRETAGNE (S. LABOUREUR 376), 1928

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TOURISTES EN BRETAGNE (S. LABOUREUR 376), 1928

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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JEUNES FILLES SUR LE PORT (S. LABOUREUR 200), 1920

Jean-Emile Laboureur

JEUNES FILLES SUR LE PORT (S. LABOUREUR 200), 1920

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LES TROIS PECHEUSES (S. LABOUREUR 397), 1929

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LES TROIS PECHEUSES (S. LABOUREUR 397), 1929

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LA PETITE ANGLAISE (S. LABOUREUR 426), 1930

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LA PETITE ANGLAISE (S. LABOUREUR 426), 1930

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LE MARCHAND D'ANGUILLES (S. LABOUREUR 457), 1932

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LE MARCHAND D'ANGUILLES (S. LABOUREUR 457), 1932

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LA MOULIN ABANDONNE (S. LABOUREUR 489), 1934

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LA MOULIN ABANDONNE (S. LABOUREUR 489), 1934

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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LE MARCHAND DE JOURNAUX ANGLAIS (S...., 1916

Jean-Emile Laboureur

LE MARCHAND DE JOURNAUX ANGLAIS (S...., 1916

Sale Date: June 15, 1992

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