Chas Laborde (1886-1941)

Charles Laborde (known as Chas Laborde) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to French parents. He studied in Paris where he was a pupil of Henri Royer and Marcel Baschet at the Académie Julian, and of William Bouguereau and Luc-Olivier Merson at the École des Beaux-Arts. At the age of 15 he began to sell drawings to Parisian satirical magazines.

Laborde fought in the First World War and afterwards traveled throughout England, creating a number of biting and humorous illustrations of bourgeois life which were published in Rire Rouge and La Baionette. He established himself as an illustrator, best known for his satirical works where he poked fun at his own world of snobs and aristocrats between the two world wars. Georg Grosz, the German satirical artist to whom his work is often compared, was a major influence on his work, as was Jules Pascin, who was also a close friend. Chas-Laborde was also much in demand as an illustrator of novels. Throughout his career, his oil painting achieved an increasing respect and his work was seen as cerebral and penetratingly witty. He was commissioned to illustrate a series of books about the streets and faces of famous cities: Rues et Visages de Paris, with text by Valery Larbaud; Rues et Visages de Londres, with text by Pierre Mac Orlan; Rues et Visages de Berlin with text by Jean Giradoux; Rue et Visages de Moscou with his own text; and Rue et Visages de New York with text by Paul Morand, which was published after his death. A major retrospective was organized the year following his death in Paris. In 1976, the Musée Galliéra in Paris presented an exhibition devoted to his drawings and engravings.

Listed: E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire Critique et Documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, Gründ, Paris, 1999.

Chas Laborde 1886-1941
Metro, Direction Étoile
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right:"1926"
Sheet size: 12 3/4 X 16 3/8 inches
Frame size: 20 1/2 X 21 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
Luttes Feminines (Women Wrestlers)
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 16 3/8 X 12 3/4 inches
Frame size: 21 X 19 1/2 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
Restaurant de Nuit
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 16 3/8 X 12 3/4 inches
Frame size: Frame size: 20 3/4 X 19 1/4 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
Le Pesage (The Paddock)
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 12 3/4 X 16 3/8 inches
Frame size: 19 X 20 3/4 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
Midi
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 12 3/4 X 16 3/8 inches
Frame size: 20 1/4 X 20 3/4 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
Le Music Hall
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right:
Sheet size: 12 3/4 X 16 3/8 inches
Frame size: 19 3/4 X 20 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
Champs-Elysées
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 12 3/4 X 16 3/8 inches
Frame size: 19 3/4 X 20 1/2 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
Le Bois du Dimanche
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 16 3/8 X 12 3/4 inches
Frame size: Frame size: 21 1/2 X 19 1/4 inches:
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
Montparnasse
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 16 3/8 X 12 3/4 inches
Frame size: Frame size: 21 1/4 X 19 1/2 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
Les Grands Boulevards
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 16 3/8 X 12 3/4 inches
Frame size: Frame size: 20 3/4 X 19 1/4 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
7 Heures, Place de l’Opéra
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 12 3/4 X 16 3/8 inches
Frame size: 19 1/2 X 20 1/4 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
La Rue Le Pic
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 16 3/8 X 12 3/4 inches
Frame size: Frame size: 20 1/4 X 19 1/4 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
La Boxe à la Fourmi
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 12 3/4 X 16 3/8 inches
Frame size: 19 1/2 X 20 3/4 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
Les Grands Magazins
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right:
Sheet size: 16 3/8 X 12 3/4 inches
Frame size: 21 1/4 X 19 1/4 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
Le Dancing
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 12 3/4 X 16 3/8 inches
Frame size: 19 1/2 X 20 inches
In superb condition with full margins
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Chas Laborde 1886-1941
L’Apéritif, Place Blanche
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 12 3/4 X 16 3/8 inches
Frame size: 19 3/4 X 20 1/4 inches
In superb condition with full margins
FC06196 Price On Request

Chas Laborde 1886-1941
Avenue du Bois
Etching, number 21 from an edition of 25
Signed in pencil by the artist and dated, lower right: "1926"
Sheet size: 16 3/8 X 12 3/4 inches
Frame size: 21 1/4 X 19 1/4 inches
In superb condition with full margins
FC06197 Price On Request

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