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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Sur la Marne, 1924

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Sur la Marne, 1924

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Marchande de fleurs de Picadilly, 1927

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Marchande de fleurs de Picadilly, 1927

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Le pêcheur de congres, 1933

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Le pêcheur de congres, 1933

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Chaumière de la Brière, 1932

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Chaumière de la Brière, 1932

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La repasseuse, 1937

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La repasseuse, 1937

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Vase de fleurs, 1922

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Vase de fleurs, 1922

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Vue panoramique du port de Saint Nazaire, 1919–1920

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Vue panoramique du port de Saint Nazaire, 1919–1920

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Le kiosque à journaux, 1920

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Le kiosque à journaux, 1920

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L'assiette de petits fours, 1920–1922

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L'assiette de petits fours, 1920–1922

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Paysage aux Buttes Chaumont, pl.2, 1921

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Paysage aux Buttes Chaumont, pl.2, 1921

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Le Café de la Poste, 1923

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Le Café de la Poste, 1923

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La folle, 1929

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La folle, 1929

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Le travesti, 1929

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Le travesti, 1929

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Fleurs artificielles (n,nuphars et muguet), 1924

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Fleurs artificielles (n,nuphars et muguet), 1924

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Fleurs artificielles (roses), 1924

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Fleurs artificielles (roses), 1924

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Toilette, 1930

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Toilette, 1930

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Les trois pêcheuses, 1929

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Les trois pêcheuses, 1929

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Coktails, 1931

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Coktails, 1931

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Le pêcheur au haveneau, 1936

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Le pêcheur au haveneau, 1936

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Chez la corsetière, 1934

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Chez la corsetière, 1934

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Le pêcheur au haveneau, 1936

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Le pêcheur au haveneau, 1936

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L'écaillère, 1927–1928

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L'écaillère, 1927–1928

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La procession, 1899

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La procession, 1899

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La fille au litre, 1921

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La fille au litre, 1921

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