Charles Desnoyers

Born: 1806  |  Died: 1902

Charles Desnoyers. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Quebec. Active mid to late 19th century.

Charles Desnoyers was a sculptor of painted figures. He made religious carvings as well as people. He was cited in Trudel’s book on traditional sculpture in Quebec.*

 

*Ref: Jean Trudel. Sculpteure Traditional du Quebec. Ministere des Affaires Culturelles. 1967.

Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).