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 pêche à la ligne, 1927–1928

Jean-Emile Laboureur

La pêche à la ligne, 1927–1928

Sale Date: June 12, 2003

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Le départ pour la chasse

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Le départ pour la chasse

Sale Date: June 4, 2003

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L'exposition de 1937 - Le Trocadéro

Jean-Emile Laboureur

L'exposition de 1937 - Le Trocadéro

Sale Date: May 11, 2003

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La mare au canard, 1932–1932

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La mare au canard, 1932–1932

Sale Date: May 11, 2003

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Trois marins bretons, 1921–1921

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Trois marins bretons, 1921–1921

Sale Date: May 1, 2003

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Ernest, garçon de restaurant, 1902–1902

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Ernest, garçon de restaurant, 1902–1902

Sale Date: May 1, 2003

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Le marché aux fleurs, 1914–1914

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Le marché aux fleurs, 1914–1914

Sale Date: May 1, 2003

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L'assiette de petits fours, 1920–1922

Jean-Emile Laboureur

L'assiette de petits fours, 1920–1922

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Vieille femme au marché, 1906–1906

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Vieille femme au marché, 1906–1906

Sale Date: March 31, 2003

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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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Chaumière de la Brière

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Chaumière de la Brière

Sale Date: December 18, 2002

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Les trois marins, 1921–1922

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Les trois marins, 1921–1922

Sale Date: December 12, 2002

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Élégante

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Élégante

Sale Date: November 22, 2002

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Paysanne à Smyrne
, 1909–1909

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Paysanne à Smyrne , 1909–1909

Sale Date: November 22, 2002

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Promenade au bord d'une rivière

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Promenade au bord d'une rivière

Sale Date: November 7, 2002

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L'heure du bain

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L'heure du bain

Sale Date: October 30, 2002

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L'heure du bain, 1929–1929

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L'heure du bain, 1929–1929

Sale Date: October 30, 2002

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Baigneuse aux mouettes, 1930–1930

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Baigneuse aux mouettes, 1930–1930

Sale Date: October 30, 2002

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Le promenade sur le port, 1935–1935

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Le promenade sur le port, 1935–1935

Sale Date: September 21, 2002

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La halte des bohémiens, 1938–1938

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La halte des bohémiens, 1938–1938

Sale Date: September 19, 2002

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Hôtel Meuble, 1922–1922

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Hôtel Meuble, 1922–1922

Sale Date: September 19, 2002

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Le cheval et transport dehors une maison de ferme

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Le cheval et transport dehors une maison de ferme

Sale Date: September 19, 2002

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Vieille femme rentrant sa vache, 1931–1931

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Vieille femme rentrant sa vache, 1931–1931

Sale Date: July 5, 2002

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Ernest, 1902–1911

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Ernest, 1902–1911

Sale Date: June 28, 2002

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