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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Marchande de fleurs au Trocadéro, 1931–1931

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Marchande de fleurs au Trocadéro, 1931–1931

Sale Date: November 28, 1997

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Le marchand d'Anguilles, 1932–1932

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Le marchand d'Anguilles, 1932–1932

Sale Date: November 28, 1997

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Le vol de canards - Le marchand d'anguilles

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Le vol de canards - Le marchand d'anguilles

Sale Date: November 27, 1997

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Le vol de canards, 1932–1932

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Le vol de canards, 1932–1932

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La maison abandonnée, 1932–1932

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La maison abandonnée, 1932–1932

Sale Date: November 27, 1997

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L'auberge au bord de l'eau, 1925–1926

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L'auberge au bord de l'eau, 1925–1926

Sale Date: November 27, 1997

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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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Chansons madécasses

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Chansons madécasses

Sale Date: November 19, 1997

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Beauté, mon beau souci...

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Beauté, mon beau souci...

Sale Date: November 19, 1997

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L'Enlèvement sans clair de lune

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L'Enlèvement sans clair de lune

Sale Date: November 7, 1997

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Le regiment en marche, 1900–1900

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Le regiment en marche, 1900–1900

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Le moulin abandonne, 1900–1900

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Le moulin abandonne, 1900–1900

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Les trois marins, 1922–1922

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Les trois marins, 1922–1922

Sale Date: October 30, 1997

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Petites images de la guerre sur le..., 1916–1916

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Petites images de la guerre sur le..., 1916–1916

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Skyscraper en construction, New York, 1910–1910

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Skyscraper en construction, New York, 1910–1910

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La fenêtre canadienne, 1914–1914

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La fenêtre canadienne, 1914–1914

Sale Date: October 30, 1997

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Le collectionneur Alphonse..., 1913–1913

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Le collectionneur Alphonse..., 1913–1913

Sale Date: October 22, 1997

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Les caves du vatican

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Les caves du vatican

Sale Date: October 2, 1997

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L'entomologiste, 1932–1932

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L'entomologiste, 1932–1932

Sale Date: September 25, 1997

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Le peignoir rayé, 1902–1902

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Le peignoir rayé, 1902–1902

Sale Date: September 25, 1997

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Village de la Brière, 1932–1932

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Village de la Brière, 1932–1932

Sale Date: September 25, 1997

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Le quartier neuf, 1901–1901

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Le quartier neuf, 1901–1901

Sale Date: September 25, 1997

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Les grands lapins, 1900–1900

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Les grands lapins, 1900–1900

Sale Date: September 25, 1997

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Le kiosque à journaux

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Le kiosque à journaux

Sale Date: July 26, 1997

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