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image: A scene at a railway station. In the centre a couple stand facing one another, the man with his back to the viewer.
There are many other figures around; mostly men in peaked caps.
A French engraver and printmaker, Jean-Emile Laboureur spent his formative years at the Académie Julian in Paris.
Laboureur combined the influences of his extensive travelling with the geometric approach of Cubism to forge his own distinct style. During
the First World War he served as an interpreter to a British Army division. He explored these experiences in a number of etchings and
engravings. 'Les Adieux du Permissionnaire' depicts a scene behind the lines, a couple embracing before the man leaves to resume his
military service. The strong lines, particularly those showing the moving train in the background, demonstrate the strong influences of
Cubism and Futurism on contemporary graphic expression.
A French engraver and printmaker, Jean-Emile Laboureur spent his formative years at the Académie Julian in Paris.
Laboureur combined the influences of his extensive travelling with the geometric approach of Cubism to forge his own distinct style. During
the First World War he served as an interpreter to a British Army division. He explored these experiences in a number of etchings and
engravings. Here, a British infantryman stands before a merged mass of trenches, dugouts and buildings in a French village, the mixed lines
stressing how the military and civilian landscape combined on the Western Front. 'Les Adieux du Permissionnaire' depicts a scene behind the
lines, a couple embracing before the man leaves to resume his military service. The strong lines, particularly those showing the moving
train in the background, demonstrate the strong influences of Cubism and Futurism on contemporary graphic expression. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | French Army women / womens work railways Transport Military Personnel Uniforms Western Front First World War | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Laboureur, Jean-Emile | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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