Madeleine Lizotte. Sculptor. Painter. Riviere Madeleine (Madeleine-Centre), Gaspe, Quebec. Active mid to late 20th century.
Maker of applied relief carvings and also bird carvings; She was known for her ‘tableaux’ of every aspect of village and country life as well as interpretations from Massicotte’s book(s) of traditional Quebec scenes. From ‘careless drivers’ and fishing scenes to ‘Le Mardi-Gras a la Campagne”; Mado assembled them using carvings that she made and the occasional ‘as found’ object. Everything painted and colored with every primary color. It should be noted here that Madeleine often signed her work simply: “Mado”. It was only late in her career that she put her full name: ‘Madeleine Lizotte’ with the Village name and, rarely, the date.
(Her husband was Ernest Boucher (1913-1988), an early Gaspe shore folk artist.)
An example of her work. C. 1990. A pair of applied relief carvings signed ‘Mado’ on the reverse:
Madeleine Lizotte. Two applied relief carvings.
A carving of a Flicker by Madeleine Lizotte:
Mado. Madeleine Lizotte. Riviere-Madeleine, Quebec. Carving of a Flicker.
Detail of the Mark on the Flicker:
Mado. Madeleine Lizotte. Riviere-Madeleine, Quebec. Carving of a Flicker. Detail of the mark.
Detail of the mark on the relief carvings:
Mado Lizotte. Detail 2.
An Image from the Net Of Mado and Ernest Boucher. *
Most, if not all, of the carvings in the photograph are Ernest Boucher’s work. He carved boats, and flowers and simple works of animals and birds. Mostly in varnished Cedar wood. The photograph was taken in their small gallery at Riviere-Madeleine in Gaspesie. (1970’s).
Madeleine Lizotte and Ernest Boucher
* Thanks to AntiquePromotion Inc. and their site for the use of this image.)
