Alfred Osborne Sears. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Montreal, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.
Alfred Osborne (A. O.) Sears was a flat-plane carver. He made carvings of Quebec characters in traditional costume as well as painted relief carvings of Laurentian cottage scenes. His wife Pearl was known to have painted his carvings. He usually signed his work “Hand Carved. A. O. Sears. Montreal”; in script with a pencil abut with no date. His carvings are rare among the flat-plane carvers of Quebec and not often seen. They were well done and finely coloured.
A carved and painted man and woman by A. O. Sears:
A. O. Sears. Montreal. Carved pair.
The mark of A. O. Sears:
The mark of A. O. Sears.
