Magella Normand. Sculptor. Wood carver. Cap-aux-Os, Gaspe, Quebec. Active second half 20th century.

A well known and much liked folk artist. His inspiration was far reaching. He carved the people around him; on the farm, fishing and the things that they worked with. Birds and animals interested him; two of his signature pieces were the Peacock, which he made using wires and many many colors. And the Porcupine; made with many many match sticks. Everything that he created he put bright ‘as found’ colors on.

Magella Normand. Peacock in full plumage:

Carved and painted Peacock by Magella Normand, Gaspe, Quebec.

Another carving. Feeding the Hens and Pigs on the Farm:

Magella Normand. Hens and Pigs on the Farm.

Magella Normand. Gull on the Nest:

Magella Normand. Cap-aux-Os, Quebec. Gull on the nest.

A Family of Skunks:

Magella Norman. Ap-Au-Os, Quebec. Skunk Family. 1980’s.

And the signature:

Magella Normand. Skunk Family. Detail of his mark.

Magella Normand. Feeding the Chickens:

Magella Normand. Gaspe. Carving Feeding the Chickens. 1990’s.

P. Levasseur. Sculptor. Wood carver. Isle-aux-Grues, Quebec. Active 1960’s.

The Signature is on a very fine pair of painted Snow Geese, carved in Pine and mounted on  a carved  Pine base. Signed: ‘P. Levasseur, Isle-aux-Grues’. The carving is about 26 inches long overall and is painted with ‘as found’ oil paint. Shown below.

More information is needed about the dates and body of work of this artist.

P. Levasseur. A pair of carved and painted Snow Geese:

P. Levasseur. Quebec. A Pair of carved Snow Geese.

The mark:

Snow Geese. P. Levasseur. Isle aux Grues Quebec. 1950’s

M. L. Sculptor. Quebec City, Quebec. Active in the 1960’s.

A ‘bas relief’ or relief carving  of a prancing white horse. Carved in Pine wood and painted.

A carved and painted relief carving of a prancing white horse. Signed “M. L.” (1960’s):

Relief Carving.Quebec. White Horse on a blue ground. Signed H.L.

The mark in the lower right corner:

Relief Carving. Quebec. M.L. mark.

Gaston Turcotte. Sculptor. Grondins, Quebec. Active 1960s – 1980s.

Gaston Turcotte is a woodcarver in the flat plane carving tradition of St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. He carved figures of people, generally unpainted.  Very occasionally a painted work by Gaston Turcotte can be found but they are rare. (One occasionally sees an over-paint.)

Yves Lachance. Sculptor. Model boat builder. L’Islet-Sur-Mer, Quebec. Active mid-20th century.

Yves Lachance was a maker of model boats; especially those that plied the shores of the Saint-Lawrence river.

 A signed painted model of a St. Lawrence River freighter:

Yves Lachance, L’Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec. Boat Model.

A detail:

Yves Lachance. L’Islet-sur-Mer. Detail of boat model.

His mark:

Yves Lachance, L’Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec. His mark.