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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L'automne dans les Marais, 1929–1929

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L'automne dans les Marais, 1929–1929

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Images Bretonnes, 1912–1914

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Images Bretonnes, 1912–1914

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Suzanne au bain, 1913–1913

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Suzanne au bain, 1913–1913

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La petite plage, 1926–1926

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La petite plage, 1926–1926

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Jeune femme au verre de liqueur

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Jeune femme au verre de liqueur

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La porte de l'estaminet

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La porte de l'estaminet

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Le Café de la Poste (au Croisic), 1923–1923

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Le Café de la Poste (au Croisic), 1923–1923

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L'heure du bain, 1929–1929

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L'heure du bain, 1929–1929

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L'appartement des jeune filles, 1919–1919

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L'appartement des jeune filles, 1919–1919

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Plage, 1928–1928

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Plage, 1928–1928

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Le policeman américain, 1918–1919

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Le policeman américain, 1918–1919

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La petite fille aux provisions, 1922–1922

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La petite fille aux provisions, 1922–1922

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Scène des îles

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Scène des îles

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La petite Anglaise, 1930–1930

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La petite Anglaise, 1930–1930

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Toilettes: Le linge, 1907–1907

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Toilettes: Le linge, 1907–1907

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Vase de fleurs, 1922–1922

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Vase de fleurs, 1922–1922

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Le chemin de la forêt, 1926–1926

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Le chemin de la forêt, 1926–1926

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Le ruisseau sous bois, 1927–1927

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Le ruisseau sous bois, 1927–1927

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L'écaillère, 1927–1928

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L'écaillère, 1927–1928

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La pelouse à Longchamp, 1899–1899

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La pelouse à Longchamp, 1899–1899

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Sur la Tamise, 1913–1913

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Sur la Tamise, 1913–1913

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Coktails, 1931–1931

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Coktails, 1931–1931

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La pêche à la ligne, 1927–1928

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La pêche à la ligne, 1927–1928

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La fenêtre canadienne, 1914–1914

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La fenêtre canadienne, 1914–1914

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