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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Petites images de la Guerre sur le front..., 1916

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Petites images de la Guerre sur le front..., 1916

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Petites images de la guerre sur le front..., 1916

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Petites images de la guerre sur le front..., 1916

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Paysage au soldat (Landscape with soldier), 1914

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Paysage au soldat (Landscape with soldier), 1914

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La marchande de violettes (The violet girl), 1914

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La marchande de violettes (The violet girl), 1914

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La fenêtre canadienne (Sash window in Nova..., 1914

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La fenêtre canadienne (Sash window in Nova..., 1914

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La fenêtre canadienne (Sash window in Nova..., 1914

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La fenêtre canadienne (Sash window in Nova..., 1914

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L'Attente (The wait), 1914

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L'Attente (The wait), 1914

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Camélias blancs (White camellias), 1914

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Camélias blancs (White camellias), 1914

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Le chapeau de velours (The velvet hat), 1914

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Le chapeau de velours (The velvet hat), 1914

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Le jockey d'Epsom, 2e pl. (The Epsom jockey, , 1913

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Le jockey d'Epsom, 2e pl. (The Epsom jockey, , 1913

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Le passage à niveau (The level crossing), 1913

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Le passage à niveau (The level crossing), 1913

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La vendeuse (The salesgirl), 1913

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La vendeuse (The salesgirl), 1913

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Le pilotin (The training seaman), 1913

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Le pilotin (The training seaman), 1913

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Le pilotin (The training seaman), 1913

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Le pilotin (The training seaman), 1913

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Le petit pilotin - The training seaman..., 1913

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Le petit pilotin - The training seaman..., 1913

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Fleurs et plumes (Flowers and feathers), 1913

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Fleurs et plumes (Flowers and feathers), 1913

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Maisons au Croisic ou Une rue au Croisic -..., 1912

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Maisons au Croisic ou Une rue au Croisic -..., 1912

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Le village dans les marais (The village in..., 1912

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Le village dans les marais (The village in..., 1912

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Soho girls, 1912

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Soho girls, 1912

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La rentrée au port - The return of the..., 1912

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La rentrée au port - The return of the..., 1912

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Les vieilles maisons (Old houses), 1912

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Les vieilles maisons (Old houses), 1912

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La figue (The fig), 1912

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La figue (The fig), 1912

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Instantanés - Scenes of everyday life (suite , 1911

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Instantanés - Scenes of everyday life (suite , 1911

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Le figuier - The fig-tree (from Anthologie..., 1911

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Le figuier - The fig-tree (from Anthologie..., 1911

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