Maurice Harvey. Sculptor. Woodcarver. St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. Active 1950’s to 1970’s.

Maurice Harvey worked in the flat-plane tradition making unpainted carvings of Quebec figures. His work was considered very fine and was sold throughout Quebec. He signed with a chisel. Shown below is a signed example dated 1975.

A carved bust of a Fisherman by Maurice Harvey:

Maurice Harvey. Carved bust of a Fisherman.

His mark:

Maurice Harvey. His mark.

G. Michaud. Woodcarver. Sculptor. St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.

G. Michaud was a flat-plane woodcarver working in St-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec in the 1940’s and 1950’s. He made painted carvings of Quebec figures in traditional costume and occupations. His work was well done and he usually signed with a chisel on the base of the carving. He seems to have stopped working around 1950. I know little else about this artist at this writing. An example is shown below with the mark.

A carving of a Sawyer with his crosscut saw by G. Michaud:

G. Michaud. Carving of a Lumberjack.

The mark of G. Michaud:

G. Michaud. Carving of a Lumberjack .The mark.

Another view of the Lumberjack carving:

G. Michaud. Carving of a Lumberjack .Detail.

A. Magny. Painter. Montreal region. Active Mid-20th century.

Charming and primitive paintings by A. Magny are occasionally found. They are painted on Masonite of fiber-board and signed and dated in the lower right. They are painted in ‘as found’ oil colours. An example is shown below.

A. Magny. Primitive oil painting of a man in a red sleigh:

A. Magny. Quebec. Primitive oil painting.

The mark of A. Magny:

A. Magny. The mark.

Firmin Gallant. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Gaspe – Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec. Active since 1990.

Firmin Gallant works with driftwood and makes large life sized carvings of people and wild-life found along Quebec’s Gaspe shore. His work is often displayed at festivals and along the shore in out-door galleries at Mont-Saint-Anne, Quebec and other places.

Cleaning Cod carved by Firman Gallant:

Firmin Gallant. Carving of a Fisherman Cleaning Cod.

C. Bolduc. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Quebec. Active mid to late 20th century.

This artist is a naive Quebec woodcarver working in the flat-plane tradition. Signed works are seen occasionally marked: “C. Bolduc”.  An example (from a popular auction site) is shown.

A carving of a Lumberjack by C. Bolduc:

C. Bolduc. Quebec. Naive Carving of a Lumber Jack.

The mark of C. Bolduc:

C Bolduc. Quebec.Naive Carving of a Lumber Jack .The mark.