Marché à la Viande, New York (Meat Market, New York)

1908

Jean-Émile Laboureur

Associated Names
Jean-Émile Laboureur

Artist, French, 1877 - 1943

This is a drawing of a butcher shop interior. The image depicts a detailed scene inside a butcher's shop, showcasing various signs and meats on display. In the background, there are signs advertising "Phila Broilers," "Sliced Ham," "Pork," "Sausage," and "Canada Mutton." The drawing captures the texture of the hanging meats and the shop's atmosphere. The countertop is filled with various items, possibly cuts of meat, alongside a scale for weighing products. The use of cross-hatching and line work creates depth and texture, characteristic of etching techniques.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift (Partial and Promised) of Judy and Leo Zickler

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.3 x 14.3 cm (4 7/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 18 x 27.5 cm (7 1/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.84.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laboureur 1989, 77, only state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Armstrong Fine Art, Bethesda, MD); Mr. and Mrs. Leo E. Zickler, Bethesda, Maryland, 2005; Promised gift 2008 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Laboureur, Sylvain. Catalogue complet de l'oeuvre de Jean-Emile Laboureur: Gravures et lithographies individuelles / Livres illustrés. 3 vols. Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 1989 and 1990, 77.

Inscriptions

lower left below platemark in graphite: J e Laboureur 2/30; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: 1er État no 2-Marché (New York); lower right in graphite by unknown hand: Marché à la viande 1908-no. 77; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 34/2

Watermarks

IMPRIMERIE GH WITTMANN

Wikidata ID

Q76438826

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