Pierre Cloutier. Sculptor. Flat-Plane Wood Carver. Montmagny, Quebec. Active 1960  -1986 20th c.

Pierre Cloutier was taught flat-plane wood carving at the studio of Jean-Julien Bourgault and was considered one of his best students. One of his works ( Pres de L’Etang) has become the emblem of the Museum at Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. Nick-named ‘Clout’; Pierre Cloutier signed his work three ways: ‘P. Cloutier’ on later work, ‘Pier Cloutier’ on earlier pieces and simply ‘Clout’. Pierre Cloutier died of a brain tumor at the age of 41.

A signature piece by Pierre Cloutier. Carved as a student:***

Pierre Cloutier Student of J.J. Bourgault.

The Mark in 1963:

Pierre Cloutier Student of J.J. Bourgault.

A detail:

Pierre Cloutier Student of J.J. Bourgault.

Pierre Cloutier. Detail:

Pierre Cloutier Student of J.J. Bourgault.

Detail:

Pierre Cloutier Student of J.J. Bourgault.

A carving of a Hunter with the ‘Clout’ mark:

The Clout mark on the Hunter:

Pierre Cloutier Hunter. The ‘Clout’ mark on the Trapper.

**Pier Cloutier (Clout) – From the Saint-Jean-Port-Joli museum web-site:
Born in 1945 in Montmagny, Pier Cloutier began to manipulate the chisel at a very young age. At 16, he studied with Jean-Julien Bourgault. He was unquestionably one of Bourgault’s best students. His work “Près de l’étang” (Near the Pond) is the emblem of the museum.

***”Clout sculpted this piece for the presentation and recognition of his work at the school of Jean-Julien Bourgeault in order to receive his certificate which he obtained at the same time. That is why we can see a certificate, as well as a book on the history of art, in his
left hand. There are also several chisels in the right hand, two of which inscribes perseverance and taste of art. The free trade mentioned is also inscribed, since that is how he saw his future as a sculptor.
A self portrait of the artist as a student.
Measurements are: 51” high, 16” long, 13′ deep.

Jocelyne Arsenault. Painter. Engraver. Bonaventure, Gaspe. (Active late 20th c. – .)

An engraving of a Mocking Bird (L’Oiseau Moquere)  by Jocelyne Arsenault has been collected by the Gaspe Museum. (Jocelyne Arsenault  is mentioned as a primitive artist but more information is needed.)

Francois Mercier. Woodcarver. Sculptor. Mont St-Pierre, Gaspe, Quebec. Active mid-2oth century.

Francois Mercier was a naïve bird carver. He was active in the latter part of the 20th century and his carvings were generally unpainted. Francois Mercier’s work has been collected by the Gaspe Museum.

Joseph-Bernard St-Onge. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Nouvelle, Gaspe, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.

Joseph St-Onge was known for his carvings of farm life and the equipment used in rural farming in Gaspe, Quebec.  A very fine wood carver; he has been collected by the Gaspe Museum and by collectors around Quebec. He was known to dress the people driving his horse-drawn farm equipment in sewn  fabric costume. A team and driver pulling a farm wagon can be seen in the collection of the Gaspe Museum.

A. Gagnon. Painter. St-Paul-de-Bellechasse, Quebec.  (Active 2010- .)

His mark can be found on naïve wild-life paintings. Shown here is a pair of Partridges with the artist’s mark in the lower left.

A. Gagnon. A signed painting (oil on canvas) of a pair of partridges:

A pair of Partridges by A. Gagnon.