J. Wall. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Montreal, Quebec. Active 1930’s.

J. Wall was a flat-plane woodcarver. He made painted carvings of Quebec figures in traditional costumes and situations. Signed works have been found by this artist but his work has to be considered very rare. He signed in script on the bottom of the base: “Hand carved. J. Wall. Montreal.” A signed example of his work from the 1930’s is shown.*

Carving of a Man with a Cigar by J. Wall. Montreal,Quebec:

Flat-Plane carving by J. Wall. Montreal. 1930’s.

The mark of J. Wall on the base:

Flat-Plane carving by J. Wall. Montreal. The Mark.

* J. Wall was one of several Quebec flat-plane woodcarvers whose carving careers seemed to have stopped sometime in the 1940’s or in a few cases the very early 1950’s. (The second world war may have been a factor for some.)

Regina Normand. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Montreal, Quebec. Active 1930’s – 1940’s.

Regina Normand and her sister Lucie were flat-plane woodcarvers. They made carvings of Quebec figures in traditional costume and situations. Their carvings were usually signed in scrip or with a stamp in black ink:  ‘R. Normand  Montreal’ or ‘Fait a la Main, Quebec, Canada’. Their work was almost always painted and their carvings were generally smaller – in the 3 1/2 inch to 5 1/2 inch range. Some examples are shown. *

Regina Normand.  Carvings of a Fisherman and His Lady:

R. Normand. Montreal, Quebec. Carving of a Fisherman and His Lady.

Regina and Lucie Normand. The marks in script and a stamp:

R. Normand. Montreal, Quebec. Woodcarver. The marks.

Three carvings by the Normand sisters:

R. Normand. Montreal, Quebec. Three carvings.

R. Normand. Three marks:

R. Normand. Montreal, Quebec. Three carvings with three marks.

• Other members of the Normand family may have been involved in the flat-plane work as well.  The Normand artists stopped carving after the death of one of the sisters in an airplane crash in the early 1950’s.

Valere Fortin. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.

Valere Fortin was a flat-plane carver, one of several members of the Fortin family.

Ref:Association des Artisans St-Jean Port-Joli,Compagne Rothmans de Pall Mall Canada Limitée.1973.

Treffle Picard. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Quebec. Active 1940 – 1980’s.

Treffle Picard started wood carving at L’ecole-de-Sculpture under Andre and J.J. Bourgault in 1940 when they opened their school in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. He maintained a studio in Saint-Stanislas, Quebec for many years.  His early work was traditional painted carvings of Quebec people. In the later 1950’s his work was unpainted and he also made carvings of animals as well as larger studio works of people.

He attended the Salon des Metier d’Art in Montreal throughout the 1970’s.

A carving of a woman by Treffle Picard – 1940’s:

Treffle Picard St-Roch-des-Aulnaies PQ Carving of a Woman

The early mark of Treffle Picard:

Treffle Picard. The Mark:  T. Picard.

Ref: Le Guide des Artisans Createurs du Quebec. J. P. Payette, Editions La Press, 1972. Voir Page 189.

Ed Minville. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Quebec, (Montreal?). Active 1930’s-1940’s.

Ed Minville was a flat-plane woodcarver. He was active in the late 1930’s and ’40’s making painted carvings of Quebec people – usually couples – in traditional costumes and occupations. His carvings were generally smaller, in the 4 to 6 inch range, and very well made and coloured. He usually signed his work in script on the bottom of the base and often with ‘Quebec’ and the date. Examples are shown below.*

A carved and painted Quebec couple by Ed Minville:

Ed Minville. Quebec. Carved Couple. 1936.

His marks:

Ed Minville. Quebec. Mark and date.

Another mark of Ed Minville:

Ed Minville. Quebec. His mark.

• Ed Minville was one of several Quebec flat-plane woodcarvers whose carving careers seemed to have stopped sometime in the 1940’s or in a few cases the very early 1950’s. (The second world war may have been a factor for some.)