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Jean-Émile Laboureur 1877 – 1943 |
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Courses à Longchamp 1938 Original engraving and drypoint. Rare early proof, prior to any edition, inscribed in pencil with title and the words “ép. d'essai”. One of only 15 unnumbered proofs printed in the fourth state of the plate. £500 |
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A Prayer to her Warder 1931 Original etching. Rare early proof, prior to any edition, inscribed in pencil with title and the words “ép. d'essai”. One of only 15 unnumbered proofs printed in the fourth state of the plate. £240 |
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Inspired initially by the concepts of the Nabis and by the simple, panoramic spatial arrangement of Japanese prints, J.E.Laboureur came into contact with Cubist ideals in Paris in 1913. Cubism was to have a profound and enduring effect upon his style. An engraver of the greatest technical excellence, Laboureur began to apply Cubist concepts of style to his engravings, concentrating upon the angular treatment of form as of paramount importance. |
