Serge Lafleur. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Quebec. Active late 20th century – .

The mark of this artist has been found on several painted wood carvings. The artist uses a brand with the words: ‘Serge Lafleur, Sculpteur, Quebec’ and in the center a monogram with a flower in the letter ‘S’. The artist appears to have signed and dated the carving in script as well. He has written the wood species used also – Basswood – in French. An example of his work, with the mark, is shown here. The carving is about 8 inches high. I have no dates or  other information as yet about this artist.

A carving of an Indigenous Chieftain by Serge Lafleur with his mark:

Serge Lafleur. Quebec.A carving of an Aboriginal Chieftain.

The mark of Serge Lafleur:

Serge Lafleur. Quebec. Carving of an Aboriginal Chieftain. The mark.

Lorraine Thibault. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. Active mid-20th century.

The mark “LorraineThibault. Carver” is very occasionally seen on painted carvings of birds with wire feet and mounted on unpainted wood bases. It is possible that there is a family connection to Adelbert Thibault.

Andre Laporte. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Napierville, Quebec. Active 1970’s – .

Born in Verdun, Andre Laporte lives in Saint-Pierre-de-Napierville. Andre is known for his colourful primitive woodcarvings of Hockey players – especially the Toronto Maple Leafs. His work is painted and usually, but not always, signed.

A good friend of Leo Fournier and his son Denis, Andre Laporte made a carving of Leo Fournier. It is certainly one of his most expressive and powerful carvings. It is shown below. (From the collection of the late Mark Zannis.)

A carving of Leo Fournier by Andre Laporte. (About 30″ tall.):

Carving of Leo Fournier by Andre Laporte.

Michel Mandron. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Model maker. Montreal, Laval, Quebec. Active late 20th century.

Michel Mandron was born in Paris and moved to Quebec (Laval) in the 1960’s. He is known for building a collection of scale model airplanes – beginning from the start of air-travel to the present day airliners. His models were built from scratch by hand and painted in every detail. The early canvas and wood bi-planes were built and painted in the same manner as were the original early 20th century planes were. He also made fantasy models from Literary classics.  His work is stunning and quite overwhelming. Michel Mandron’s attention to detail is as fine as his carving abilities.

Shown below at the link is a flickr set of images of his collection by Serge Leonard of Oka, Quebec:

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/55062215@N05/tags/collectionmichelmandron/