Gaetan Hovington. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Tadoussac, Quebec. Active 1960’s – .
Gaetan Hovington is a flat-plane woodcarver. Trained at the Bourgault school in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, he carves Quebec people in traditional dress at their occupations and in later years the more dramatic sea and land animals.. His carvings are always in the round and usually larger sized. His carvings are full of character, always signed and only very rarely in colour.
A carving in Pine of a Gentleman. By Gaetan Hovington. 1970’s:
Gent in Pine by Gaetan Hovington. 1970s.
The Mark:
G. Hovington. Quebec. The Mark.
A much later work. Beluga by Gaetan Hovington. 2007. In paint:
G. Hovington. Quebec. Beluga In paint.
The Mark:
G. Hovington. Quebec. Beluga The mark and date 2007.
Ref: A short film in French with Gaetan Hovington by la Société québécoise d’ethnologie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSo-GtHcj3c
From their excellent series of films: ‘Les artistes en art populaire de Charlevoix’:
