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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Bachelor's fare, 1916–1920

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Bachelor's fare, 1916–1920

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Pêcheurs de la Seine, 1925–1925

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Pêcheurs de la Seine, 1925–1925

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La promenade au phare, 1925–1925

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La promenade au phare, 1925–1925

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Jeune fille au verre de liqueur, 1919–1919

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Jeune fille au verre de liqueur, 1919–1919

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L'attente, 1914–1914

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L'attente, 1914–1914

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Les tulipes rouges, 1923–1923

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Les tulipes rouges, 1923–1923

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Jeunes filles sur le port, 1920–1920

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Jeunes filles sur le port, 1920–1920

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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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Le Café du Commerce, 1913–1913

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Le Café du Commerce, 1913–1913

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L'ile déserte, 1914–1914

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L'ile déserte, 1914–1914

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Le Sémaphore, 1923–1923

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Le Sémaphore, 1923–1923

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Chaumières dans les marais, 1930–1930

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Chaumières dans les marais, 1930–1930

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Le canal Pelloutier, à Nantes, 1899–1899

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Le canal Pelloutier, à Nantes, 1899–1899

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Maisons à Pont-Aven ou Rue à Pont-Aven
, 1907–1907

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Maisons à Pont-Aven ou Rue à Pont-Aven , 1907–1907

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Les pêcheurs et le mousse, 1924–1924

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Les pêcheurs et le mousse, 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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La pêche aux crevettes, 1928–1928

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La pêche aux crevettes, 1928–1928

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La perdrix rouge, 1926–1926

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La perdrix rouge, 1926–1926

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Après-midi, 5e Avenue, New York, 1908–1908

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Après-midi, 5e Avenue, New York, 1908–1908

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La repasseuse, 1937–1937

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La repasseuse, 1937–1937

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L'attente, 1914–1914

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L'attente, 1914–1914

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Promenade en Amérique, 1914–1914

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Promenade en Amérique, 1914–1914

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Coin de rue dans Soho, 1909–1909

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Coin de rue dans Soho, 1909–1909

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Les trois pommes, 1921–1921

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Les trois pommes, 1921–1921

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