Joseph-Arthur Bouchard. Sculptor. Painter. Baie-Saint-Paul, Charlevoix, Quebec. Active 20th century.
Arthur Bouchard carved a wide range of subjects. Animals found around a Charlevoix farm, forest animals and birds were his favorites over the years but he carved people as well; and relief carvings of family life and village scenes. (See the McCord link below). In his early years he painted and was shown, with his sisters, in Galleries in Montreal and the U.S. In 1980, at the age of fifty he began sculpting full time.
Two Sheep. Early carvings by Arthur Bouchard. (C.1950):
Arthur Bouchard. Sculptor. Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec.
Carving of A Rooster By Arthur Bouchard. (C. 1990):
Rooster by Joseph Arthur Bouchard. Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec.
Carving of a Black Sheep. Joseph-Arthur Bouchard. (C. 1970):
Black Sheep. Arthur Bouchard. Sculptor. Baie-Saint-Paul Quebec.
A ‘Brochet’ or String of Fish by Arthur Bouchard (Trout):
Arthur Bouchard. Baie-St-Paul. Carving of two trout on a branch.
This link to the French Cultural Encyclopedia of North America has an article on the Bouchard and Richard families of sculptors and wood carvers. (In English):
http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/article-470/Animal_Folk_Art.html
And in French:
http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/fr/article-211/Art_populaire_animalier.html
