Yvonne Bourgault. Sculptor. Wood carver. Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.
Yvonne Bourgault was a sister of the three principal brothers, Andre, Medard and Jean-Julien Bourgault. She learned to carve at the school of Medard Bourgault and was known for her small painted figures and shadow boxes. She signed in script: ‘Y. Bourgault’ with a pen or carved with a chisel. Her carvings are rarely found signed. A couple of examples of her work are below; with examples of both types of marks.
A carving of a Woman by Yvonne Bourgault. Signed:
Yvonne Bourgault. Signed carving of a Woman. 1950’s
Her mark in script:
Carving of a Woman. Mark of Yvonne Bourgault.
Yvonne Bourgault. Painted carving of a man. 1950’s:
Yvonne Bourgault. Carving of a Man. 1950’s.
Mark of Yvonne Bourgault on a painted carving of a man:
Mark of Yvonne Bourgault on a carving of a man.
Yvonne Bourgault. An extremely rare carving of a pipe with the bowl carved in the shape of a Courieur du Bois.* (1950’s) It is signed on the underside: Y. Bourgault:
Yvonne.Bourgault Signed carving of a Pipe.
Yvonne Bourgault. Her mark on the base of the pipe.
*From a private collection (with images graciously provided).
