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.

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Le Jeune homme à la rose, 1905

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Le Jeune homme à la rose, 1905

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Vénus, 1906

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Vénus, 1906

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Les Pecheurs et le mousse, 1924

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Les Pecheurs et le mousse, 1924

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Le facteur rural and Marche (2 works)

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Le facteur rural and Marche (2 works)

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L'Entomologiste, 1932–1933

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L'Entomologiste, 1932–1933

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Le Promenade (+ a preparatory drawing in..., 1925

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Le Promenade (+ a preparatory drawing in..., 1925

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Sur la Tamise, 1913

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Sur la Tamise, 1913

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Ernest, 1902–1910

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Ernest, 1902–1910

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L'Amazone (+ The preparatory drawing for the , 1913

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L'Amazone (+ The preparatory drawing for the , 1913

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Femme qui se peigne (from Elles), 1900–1905

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Femme qui se peigne (from Elles), 1900–1905

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Une Puce, 1913

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Une Puce, 1913

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Instantanés (portfolio w/3 suites of 6 works , 1911

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Instantanés (portfolio w/3 suites of 6 works , 1911

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Masque aux Cheveux rouges, 1913

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Masque aux Cheveux rouges, 1913

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Eventail au médaillon noir et aux deux pots..., 1913

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Eventail au médaillon noir et aux deux pots..., 1913

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Eventail à la marchande de fleurs, 1912

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Eventail à la marchande de fleurs, 1912

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Courses à Longchamp, 1938

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Courses à Longchamp, 1938

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Jeune Fille au Chapeau Blanc (+ 4 others; 5..., 1921

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Jeune Fille au Chapeau Blanc (+ 4 others; 5..., 1921

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La Petite Place (2 imp.) * Marchande de..., 1922

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La Petite Place (2 imp.) * Marchande de..., 1922

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Le Dimanche à l'Arrière (+ 2 others; 3..., 1917–1919

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Le Dimanche à l'Arrière (+ 2 others; 3..., 1917–1919

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La Fenêtre Canadienne (+ 2 others; 3 works,..., 1914

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La Fenêtre Canadienne (+ 2 others; 3 works,..., 1914

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Le Petit Marchand de Chocolats (+ Café..., 1917–1919

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Le Petit Marchand de Chocolats (+ Café..., 1917–1919

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La Halte des Bohémiens, 1938

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La Halte des Bohémiens, 1938

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Les Blanchisseuses, 1936

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Les Blanchisseuses, 1936

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Le Départ pour la Chasse (2 works from Le..., 1927

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Le Départ pour la Chasse (2 works from Le..., 1927

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