R. B. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Laurentian area of Quebec. Active mid 20th century.

R. B. is the mark on this painted carving of a Small Mouth Bass fish dating from the 1950’s. It was found in the Laurentians north of Montreal and came from a hunting and fishing camp north of Mont-Laurier. The fish  is carved from Pine and the fins are made of Linoleum.  The eye is of red plastic. The carving is mounted on a plywood oval. The writing gives a ‘Scientific’ description of the species with the mark: “R. B.” of the artist.

Naive carving of a Small Mouthed Bass. By R. B.:

R. B. Carving of a Black Bass. Quebec. 1960’s.

The reverse with the mark ‘R.B.’:

R. B. Carving of a Black Bass. Quebec. 1960’s. Reverse.

F. X. Dube. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. Active 19th century.

F. X. Dube was a sculptor of decorative  woodcarvings. He was known for his religious church carvings. He is cited in Barbeau’s work: ‘I Have Seen Quebec, 1957.*

*Ref: Marius Barbeau. I Have Seen Quebec. Toronto: MacMillan. 1957.

Ref: Marius Barbeau,  J’ai vu Québec. Québec City: Garneau.(1957).

Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).

H. Doyle. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Quebec. Active mid 20th century.

Doyle made naive carvings in wood including decorative bird carvings. He is cited in Latour’s book in 1975*.

*Ref: Therese Latour. Art Populaire du Quebec. Musee du Quebec. 1975. (French Language).

Ref: Therese Latour. Folk Treasures of Quebec. Musee du Quebec. 1980. (English Language.)

Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).