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

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La Fille au litre, 1921

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La Fille au litre, 1921

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La Cavalière, 1921

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La Cavalière, 1921

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Jeunes filles sur le port (Le Croisic), 1920

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Jeunes filles sur le port (Le Croisic), 1920

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Le Tir forain, 1920–1921

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Le Tir forain, 1920–1921

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Le Tir forain, 1920–1921

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Le Tir forain, 1920–1921

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Tea-room du front anglais, 1919–1923

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Tea-room du front anglais, 1919–1923

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Vue panoramique du port de..., 1919–1920

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Vue panoramique du port de..., 1919–1920

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Le Souper des Dockers, 1919

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Le Souper des Dockers, 1919

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La Plage déserte, 1918

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La Plage déserte, 1918

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La Plage déserte, 1918

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La Plage déserte, 1918

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Dockers nègres et L'Entrée du port (2..., 1918–1920

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Dockers nègres et L'Entrée du port (2..., 1918–1920

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Le 14 juillet sur le front anglais, 1917

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Le 14 juillet sur le front anglais, 1917

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Les Petits marchands du front et Le Dimanche , 1917

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Les Petits marchands du front et Le Dimanche , 1917

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Le Diner à l'auberge, 1917

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Le Diner à l'auberge, 1917

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La Cabaretière obèse, 1917

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La Cabaretière obèse, 1917

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La Fille aux oies, 1916

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La Fille aux oies, 1916

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Irish Whisky, 1916

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Irish Whisky, 1916

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La Marchande de violettes, 1914

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La Marchande de violettes, 1914

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Le Marché aux fleurs ou La Rencontre, 1914

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Le Marché aux fleurs ou La Rencontre, 1914

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Le Café du commerce, 1913

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Le Café du commerce, 1913

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Le Café du commerce, 1913

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Le Café du commerce, 1913

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Le Jockey d'Epsom, pl.2, 1913

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Le Jockey d'Epsom, pl.2, 1913

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Le Jockey d'Epsom, pl.1, 1913

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Le Jockey d'Epsom, pl.1, 1913

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Les Amants au bois, 1913

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Les Amants au bois, 1913

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