1938
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
La Halte des Bohémiens is a 1938 by Jean-Émile Laboureur, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a group of people gathered around a horse-drawn wagon in a wooded area. Tall trees frame the scene, and a small village with a church steeple appears in the background. Inside the wagon, a woman sits while a man stands nearby, and others mill about outside, some carrying bags or tools. The artist paid close attention to how light filters through the trees, creating soft shadows on the people and wagon. Notice how the figures’ faces and clothes are drawn with careful detail, even in the dimmer areas. If you like this style, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art for more works by the same artist.
Émile Laboureur, known as Jean Émile (16 August 1877, Nantes – 16 June 1943, near Pénestin) was a French painter, designer, engraver, watercolorist, lithographer, and illustrator.
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