G. Michaud. Woodcarver. Sculptor. St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.

G. Michaud was a flat-plane woodcarver working in St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec in the 1940’s and 1950’s. He made painted carvings of Quebec figures in traditional costume and occupations. His work was well done and he usually signed with a chisel on the base of the carving. He seems to have stopped working around 1950. I know little else about this artist at this writing. An example is shown below with the mark.

A carving of a Sawyer with his crosscut saw by G. Michaud:

G. Michaud. Carving of a Lumberjack.

The mark of G. Michaud:

G. Michaud. Carving of a Lumberjack .The mark.

Another view of the Lumberjack carving:

G. Michaud. Carving of a Lumberjack .Detail.

A. Magny. Painter. Montreal region. Active Mid-20th century.

Charming and primitive paintings by A. Magny are occasionally found. They are painted on Masonite of fiber-board and signed and dated in the lower right. They are painted in ‘as found’ oil colours. An example is shown below.

A. Magny. Primitive oil painting of a man in a red sleigh:

A. Magny. Quebec. Primitive oil painting.

The mark of A. Magny:

A. Magny. The mark.