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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Les usines, banlieue de Nantes (The..., 1902

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Les usines, banlieue de Nantes (The..., 1902

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Chantiers de navires (Shipyard), 1901

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Chantiers de navires (Shipyard), 1901

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Le quartier neuf, Faubourg de Dresde (The..., 1901

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Le quartier neuf, Faubourg de Dresde (The..., 1901

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Les grands lapins (The big rabbits), 1900

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Les grands lapins (The big rabbits), 1900

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Le jardin public (The public garden, Nantes), 1900

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Le jardin public (The public garden, Nantes), 1900

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La pelouse à Longchamp (Spectators at the..., 1899

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La pelouse à Longchamp (Spectators at the..., 1899

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L'ombre (The shadow), 1899

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L'ombre (The shadow), 1899

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Chrysanthèmes jaunes (Yellow chrysanthemums), 1899

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Chrysanthèmes jaunes (Yellow chrysanthemums), 1899

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Les soldats au bord de l'eau (Soldiers by..., 1899

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Les soldats au bord de l'eau (Soldiers by..., 1899

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Le Canal Peloutier à Nantes (Peloutier..., 1899

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Le Canal Peloutier à Nantes (Peloutier..., 1899

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Le cimetière (The cemetery), 1898

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Le cimetière (The cemetery), 1898

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Un coin du Luxembourg (Scene at the Luxembourg...

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Un coin du Luxembourg (Scene at the Luxembourg...

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Le Bal Bullier (The Bullier ball-room), 1898

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Le Bal Bullier (The Bullier ball-room), 1898

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Lapin et carottes (Rabbit with carrots), 1898

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Lapin et carottes (Rabbit with carrots), 1898

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Les souliers (The shoes), 1898

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Les souliers (The shoes), 1898

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Maisons au bord de la Bièvre (Houses by the..., 1897

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Maisons au bord de la Bièvre (Houses by the..., 1897

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Jeune fille au bord de la mer - La..., 1897–1899

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Jeune fille au bord de la mer - La..., 1897–1899

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Au Luxembourg (Luxembourg Gardens), 1897

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Au Luxembourg (Luxembourg Gardens), 1897

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La rentrée au séminaire (Returning to the..., 1897

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La rentrée au séminaire (Returning to the..., 1897

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Enfant dans un parc (Child at the park), 1896

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Enfant dans un parc (Child at the park), 1896

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Le marché le matin (Going to the market,..., 1896

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Le marché le matin (Going to the market,..., 1896

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Le songe d'une femme (suite of 28), 1925

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Le songe d'une femme (suite of 28), 1925

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Le jeune homme et les cavaliers, 1913

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Le jeune homme et les cavaliers, 1913

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La liseuse au fauteuil, 1911

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La liseuse au fauteuil, 1911

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