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.)

Magella Normand. Sculptor. Wood carver. Cap-aux-Os, Gaspe, Quebec. Active second half 20th century.

A well known and much liked folk artist. His inspiration was far reaching. He carved the people around him; on the farm, fishing and the things that they worked with. Birds and animals interested him; two of his signature pieces were the Peacock, which he made using wires and many many colors. And the Porcupine; made with many many match sticks. Everything that he created he put bright ‘as found’ colors on.

Magella Normand. Peacock in full plumage:

Carved and painted Peacock by Magella Normand, Gaspe, Quebec.

Another carving. Feeding the Hens and Pigs on the Farm:

Magella Normand. Hens and Pigs on the Farm.

Magella Normand. Gull on the Nest:

Magella Normand. Cap-aux-Os, Quebec. Gull on the nest.

A Family of Skunks:

Magella Norman. Ap-Au-Os, Quebec. Skunk Family. 1980’s.

And the signature:

Magella Normand. Skunk Family. Detail of his mark.

Magella Normand. Feeding the Chickens:

Magella Normand. Gaspe. Carving Feeding the Chickens. 1990’s.

P. Levasseur. Sculptor. Wood carver. Isle-aux-Grues, Quebec. Active 1960’s.

The Signature is on a very fine pair of painted Snow Geese, carved in Pine and mounted on  a carved  Pine base. Signed: ‘P. Levasseur, Isle-aux-Grues’. The carving is about 26 inches long overall and is painted with ‘as found’ oil paint. Shown below.

More information is needed about the dates and body of work of this artist.

P. Levasseur. A pair of carved and painted Snow Geese:

P. Levasseur. Quebec. A Pair of carved Snow Geese.

The mark:

Snow Geese. P. Levasseur. Isle aux Grues Quebec. 1950’s

M. L. Sculptor. Quebec City, Quebec. Active in the 1960’s.

A ‘bas relief’ or relief carving  of a prancing white horse. Carved in Pine wood and painted.

A carved and painted relief carving of a prancing white horse. Signed “M. L.” (1960’s):

Relief Carving.Quebec. White Horse on a blue ground. Signed H.L.

The mark in the lower right corner:

Relief Carving. Quebec. M.L. mark.