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Walter Humphries

Born: Active mid 1970's - .

Walter Humphries. Painter. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Active mid 1970’s – .

Walter Humphries, originally from Ontario, settled in Yellow Knife where he makes pictures using a variety of media including pen and ink, watercolours, oil and acrylics. His pictures are naive and portray daily life in the Northwest Territories. He writes a weekly column and has prospected as well.

A website giving an interesting overview of Walte Humphries’ work and career:

https://edgenorth.ca/article/1500-walts-yk-a-history-in-pictures

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Elizabeth Angrnatquak

Born: 1938

Elizabeth Angrnatquak. Fabric artist. Baker Lake, Northwest Territories. Active mid 20th century- .

Elizabeth Angrnatquak is a fabric artist and a maker of naive tapestries and wall hangings of people and animals.

 

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

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Anonymous. (a posting of unsigned and unattributed works)

Died: active

A general listing of Carvings and Paintings, with images, of unsigned Canadian Folk Art and Outsider art.   By: Anonymous.

A well-known artist. Especially in the earlier days when Outsider artists and Folk artists were not recognized as such. Sculptors and painters, except for those few who were known in their time, did not sign their work. Some, like Damase Richard, became well known later in life and had carvings brought back to be identified and signed by him.

If anyone has any knowledge of these works and/or the name of the artist; please send us an email.

 A Quebec carving of a man paddling a canoe. Well painted and dating from the second quarter of the 20th century:

Quebec carving of a man in a canoe. Sized.

Quebec carving of a man in a canoe. Sized.

 

 

A very fine painting of Ontario Place, 1950’s. Oil on Panel. Found in Toronto:

 

Unsigned Oil on panel of Ontario Place.

Unsigned Oil on panel of Ontario Place.

 

Carving of a Polar Bear. Painted pine. Found in Quebec. 1980’s.:

 

Unsigned Carving of a Polar Bear. Found in Quebec. C. 1980.

Unsigned Carving of a Polar Bear. Found in Quebec. C. 1980.

 

Two Carved Figures. A Man and a Woman. Painted Pine. Unsigned. 1960’s. Found in Quebec. But carved by Ben Stiles of Moncton New Brunswick. (See his bio in the artist directory:  http://lyleelderfolkart.com/artist-bios/ben-stiles/):

 

Two Carved Figures. Found in Quebec. 1960's.

Two Carved Figures. Found in Quebec. 1960’s.

Carving of a Fish. Painted Pine. On a Wrought Iron Base. Found in Montreal, Quebec. Unsigned. C. 1960:

Unsigned Carving of a Fish. Painted Pine on a wrought Iron Stand. C.1960.

Unsigned Carving of a Fish. Painted Pine on a wrought Iron Stand. C.1960.

Unsigned Carving of a Speckled Bird. Found at Saint-Flavie, Quebec. 1960’s:                                    SOLD

Unsigned Carving of a Speckled Bird. Lower Gulf of St. Lawrence. 1960's.

Unsigned Carving of a Speckled Bird. Lower Gulf of St. Lawrence. 1960’s.

 

Unsigned primitive oil on canvas. Quebec. (C.1900-1925) Found at Quebec: An oil painting on canvas of the farms along the St. Lawrence in Charlevoix. (About 15 by 27 inches. 1900-1925.) It has been attributed( by one source) to Aristide Gagnon of the Quebec City area. A very powerful and dramatic painting. (Now in a private collection.) Here is the image:

Anonymous.Charlevoix County, Quebec. C. 1910.

Anonymous. Charlevoix County, Quebec. C. 1910.

A fine Anonymous Wood Carving of an Indian Warrior. Found in Quebec:

Unsigned. Anonymous Carving of an Indian Warrior. 1960's. Quebec.

Unsigned. Anonymous Carving of an Indian Warrior. 1960’s. Quebec.

 

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