Lucien Bolduc. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Compton, Estrie, Quebec. Active mid to late 20th century.
Lucien Bolduc lived most of his life in Magog. As a child he started making woodcarvings in his spare time. He went on to make carvings of horse-drawn wagons and farm implements eventually participating in local and provincial wood carving exhibitions and appeared in newspapers and on television. He started carving for sale around 1953 and sold at local exhibitions. Until 1968 he carved only animals, horse-drawn wagons and sleds. After the late 1960’s his work included wayside crosses. From 1976 on he did toys, small objects, lamps etc. M. Z.
Lucien Bolduc. Carving of a White Horse:
Louis Bolduc. Carving of a White Horse.
The Mark of Lucien Bolduc:
Louis Bolduc. His mark.
Lucien Bolduc. Carving of a Horse-drawn Beer Sled. 1960’s:
Lucien Bolduc. Magog, Quebec. Beer Sled. 1960s.
Ref: Pour passer le temps: artistes populaires du Québec. SIMARD Jean, Bernard Genest, Francine Labonté et René Bouchard. Québec, ministère des Affaires culturelles – collection Les publications du Québec, les Cahiers du patrimoine 17, 1985.
Ref: Mark Zannis.
