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)
Papier peint, indigène (study)

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Papier peint, indigène (study)

Sale Date: November 17, 2008

Auction Closed

La mer à travers les arbres à Noirmoutier

Jean-Emile Laboureur

La mer à travers les arbres à Noirmoutier

Sale Date: November 17, 2008

Auction Closed

Untitled (sketchbook of 6 works), 1929

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Untitled (sketchbook of 6 works), 1929

Sale Date: October 29, 2008

Auction Closed

L'envers du Music-Hall (bk by Colette w/32...

Jean-Emile Laboureur

L'envers du Music-Hall (bk by Colette w/32...

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

Auction Closed

Le village sous la pluie, 1932

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Le village sous la pluie, 1932

Sale Date: October 17, 2008

Auction Closed

L'Entomologiste

Jean-Emile Laboureur

L'Entomologiste

Sale Date: October 13, 2008

Auction Closed

Pavillon d'Algérie - Exposition de 1937

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Pavillon d'Algérie - Exposition de 1937

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

Auction Closed

Le vieux poirier, 1925

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Le vieux poirier, 1925

Sale Date: September 18, 2008

Auction Closed

L'envers du music-hall (bk by Colette w/ 32 works)

Jean-Emile Laboureur

L'envers du music-hall (bk by Colette w/ 32 works)

Sale Date: June 22, 2008

Auction Closed

Le Petit Pilotin, 1913

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Le Petit Pilotin, 1913

Sale Date: June 25, 2008

Auction Closed

La Fenêtre canadienne, 1914

Jean-Emile Laboureur

La Fenêtre canadienne, 1914

Sale Date: June 25, 2008

Auction Closed

Le Chapeau de velours, 1914

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Le Chapeau de velours, 1914

Sale Date: June 25, 2008

Auction Closed

Le Jockey d'Epsom (2nd plate), 1913

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Le Jockey d'Epsom (2nd plate), 1913

Sale Date: June 25, 2008

Auction Closed

L'Acropole vu du Temple de Thésée (+..., 1912

Jean-Emile Laboureur

L'Acropole vu du Temple de Thésée (+..., 1912

Sale Date: June 25, 2008

Auction Closed

Chantiers de navires, 1901

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Chantiers de navires, 1901

Sale Date: June 25, 2008

Auction Closed

Jeune fille au chapeau blanc, 1921

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Jeune fille au chapeau blanc, 1921

Sale Date: June 14, 2008

Auction Closed

Une joueuse

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Une joueuse

Sale Date: June 7, 2008

Auction Closed

Reisende im Regen

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Reisende im Regen

Sale Date: June 13, 2008

Auction Closed

La folle, 1929

Jean-Emile Laboureur

La folle, 1929

Sale Date: June 13, 2008

Auction Closed

La maison du forgeron, pl. 6 (from Cahier..., 1928

Jean-Emile Laboureur

La maison du forgeron, pl. 6 (from Cahier..., 1928

Sale Date: June 13, 2008

Auction Closed

Le vieux poirier, 1925

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Le vieux poirier, 1925

Sale Date: June 13, 2008

Auction Closed

La paysagiste, 1923

Jean-Emile Laboureur

La paysagiste, 1923

Sale Date: June 13, 2008

Auction Closed

Le repos des cyclistes, 1922

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Le repos des cyclistes, 1922

Sale Date: June 13, 2008

Auction Closed

Deux cents chambres, deux cents salle de..., 1927

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Deux cents chambres, deux cents salle de..., 1927

Sale Date: May 29, 2008

Auction Closed