Ellen Trygg. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Montreal, Saint-Sauveur, Quebec. Active mid-20th century.
Ellen Trygg was a relative of Carl-Johan Trygg who came to Canada around the same time as his family did. She made flat-plane carvings in the same manner as the other members of the Trygg family and painted them in bright vibrant colours. Signed examples of her work are very rare.
A signed example of her work:
Ellen Trygg. Carving of an Inuit Hunter.
A detail:
Ellen Trygg. Carving of an Inuit Hunter. Detail.
Ellen Trygg. Her mark. (In ballpoint pen.):
Ellen Trygg. Carving of an Inuit Hunter. Her mark.
Another example of her mark. (This in pencil.):
Ellen Trygg. Her mark.
