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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Paysage au tunnel (+ preliminary study,..., 1920

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Paysage au tunnel (+ preliminary study,..., 1920

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Le pilotin, 1913

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Le pilotin, 1913

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Les sept jours de la semaine (Et leurs..., 1905–1910

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Les sept jours de la semaine (Et leurs..., 1905–1910

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Chansons madécasses (bk by Évariste Parny..., 1920

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Chansons madécasses (bk by Évariste Parny..., 1920

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Le voyante (+ 9 others; set of 10)

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Le voyante (+ 9 others; set of 10)

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Aspects sentimentaux du front anglais (bk by , 1916

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Aspects sentimentaux du front anglais (bk by , 1916

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Projet décoratif for la Maison du travail...

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Projet décoratif for la Maison du travail...

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Maisons au bord de la mer (Plage de..., 1936

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Maisons au bord de la mer (Plage de..., 1936

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Sablaises (preparatory study for etching) (+ , 1935

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Sablaises (preparatory study for etching) (+ , 1935

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Le chasseur sur la route (Brière) (+ 3..., 1932

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Le chasseur sur la route (Brière) (+ 3..., 1932

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Paysage au cycliste (+ 2 preparatory..., 1932

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Paysage au cycliste (+ 2 preparatory..., 1932

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Chaumière en Brière (+ preparatory study,..., 1932

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Chaumière en Brière (+ preparatory study,..., 1932

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La petite Anglaise (+ preparatory study,..., 1930

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La petite Anglaise (+ preparatory study,..., 1930

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Service de table Haviland, sujets floraux (+ , 1929

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Service de table Haviland, sujets floraux (+ , 1929

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Le ruisseau sous bois, 1927

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Le ruisseau sous bois, 1927

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La rue du village, 1926

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La rue du village, 1926

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Les demoiselles de Bienfilâtre (for Trois..., 1926

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Les demoiselles de Bienfilâtre (for Trois..., 1926

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Le vieux poirier (+ 2 preparatory studies,..., 1925

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Le vieux poirier (+ 2 preparatory studies,..., 1925

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La fille à Mélie (preparatory study), 1924

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La fille à Mélie (preparatory study), 1924

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La fille à Mélie (+ 2 preparatory studies; 3 , 1924

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La fille à Mélie (+ 2 preparatory studies; 3 , 1924

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La tonnelle rustique (Petit format) (+..., 1923

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La tonnelle rustique (Petit format) (+..., 1923

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Figure (+ engraved wood block; 2 works), 1923

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Figure (+ engraved wood block; 2 works), 1923

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Paysage aux Buttes-Chaumont, 1921

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Paysage aux Buttes-Chaumont, 1921

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Pauvre pêcheur (La Côte Sauvage, entre..., 1920–1922

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Pauvre pêcheur (La Côte Sauvage, entre..., 1920–1922

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