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Le permissionnaire à la campagne from the portfolio Images de l'Arrière

Artist/Maker (French, 1877–1943)
Date1919
MediumWoodcut
DimensionsImage: 5 1/2 × 4 15/16 in. (14 × 12.6 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 9 3/8 in. (28.3 × 23.8 cm)
Credit LineRichard Lee Ripin Art Purchase Fund
Edition1/30
PortfolioImages de l'Arrière
Object number2010.13.8
Status
Not on view
Copyright© Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OHMore Information
Completing his military service in 1899, Jean-Émile Laboureur returned to work during World War I as a translator for the 12th Division of the British Army. He produced several print series related to the war and often worked in woodcut, as these materials were more readily available than those required for etching or engraving.

The portfolio Images de l’Arrière (Images from Behind the Lines) chronicles the activities of soldiers away from the battlefield. Uniformed French, British, and American troops partake of leisure activities and visit cafes and carnivals. Laboureur was interested in the introduction of Americans to French soil, and often returned to the subject of the “happy-go-lucky” American in his wartime works.
Exhibition History
The War to End All Wars: WWI through Recent Acquisitions
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 19, 2014 - December 23, 2014 )
Collections
  • Modern & Contemporary