Rene Jutras. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Quebec. Active 1940’s-1950’s.
Rene Jutras is known for his painted relief carvings of Quebec scenes and landscapes. His work was naive and finely detailed and painted with ‘as found’ colors and paint (semi-gloss). He carved in Pine wood. There are no details yet about his locality but his work is often found in the Montreal area and north in the laurentian Mountains.
A signed relief carving of a Sugar bush and gathering the sap by Rene Jutras (c. 1940):
Rene Jutras. Quebec. Relief carving of a Sugar Bush Scene. 1940’s.
Rene Jutras – his Mark:
Rene Jutras. Quebec. His Mark.
Another Relief carving by Rene Jutras:
Rene Jutras. Relief carving.
