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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La grande bergère, 1926–1926

Jean-Emile Laboureur

La grande bergère, 1926–1926

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Fleurs artificielles (Nénuphars et..., 1924–1924

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Fleurs artificielles (Nénuphars et..., 1924–1924

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Pêcheurs causant, 1923–1923

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Pêcheurs causant, 1923–1923

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Le balcon sur la mer, 1923–1923

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Le balcon sur la mer, 1923–1923

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Sous le viaduc, 1924–1924

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Sous le viaduc, 1924–1924

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Programme pour l'Association Parisienne , 1898–1898

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Programme pour l'Association Parisienne , 1898–1898

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Promenade à la chapelle, 1923–1923

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Promenade à la chapelle, 1923–1923

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Les amoureux du bord de l'eau, 1925–1925

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Les amoureux du bord de l'eau, 1925–1925

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Lassitude, 1912–1912

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Lassitude, 1912–1912

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Marché aux fleurs ou la rencontre, 1914–1914

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Marché aux fleurs ou la rencontre, 1914–1914

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Faubourg, 1930–1938

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Faubourg, 1930–1938

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La pêche côtière, 1934–1934

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La pêche côtière, 1934–1934

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La cavalière, 1921–1921

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La cavalière, 1921–1921

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La pêche aux crevettes

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La pêche aux crevettes

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Le 14 juillet au village, 1925–1925

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Le 14 juillet au village, 1925–1925

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Pêcheurs de la Seine, 1925–1925

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Pêcheurs de la Seine, 1925–1925

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Indigènes, projet de tissu

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Indigènes, projet de tissu

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Canotiers, 1924–1924

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Canotiers, 1924–1924

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Femme au chapeau avec une canne

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Femme au chapeau avec une canne

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L'heure du bain, 1929–1929

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L'heure du bain, 1929–1929

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Chaumières dans les marais, 1930–1930

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Chaumières dans les marais, 1930–1930

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L'auberge du bord de l'eau, 1925–1926

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L'auberge du bord de l'eau, 1925–1926

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Le Café du Commerce, 1913–1913

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Le Café du Commerce, 1913–1913

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Le vieux poirier, 1925–1925

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Le vieux poirier, 1925–1925

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