Marcel Racette. Sculptor. Decoy carver. Montreal, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.
Marcel Racette (1920-1998) carved both working and decorative decoys.
An example of the work of Marcel Racette:
Marcel Racette. Decoy carving.
Jacques Auger
Born: 1943
Jacques Auger. Sculptor. Decoy carver. Montreal, Quebec. Active mid to late 20th century.
Auger began carving decoys for his own personal use. He carved around 150 birds during his carving period making birds of different species including black ducks, scaup, and teal. He learned to carve from his father, Delphis Auger.
An example of a Decoy by Jacques Auger:
Decoy carving by Jacques Auger. Quebec.
Paul Turcotte
Born: 1909 | Died: 1987
Paul Turcotte. Verdun, Quebec. Sculptor. Decoy carver. Active mid 20th century.
Paul Turcotte (1909-1987) worked for the Canadian National railroad. He was also an avid outdoors-man spending time with his father who got him interested in decoy carving. His decoys are made in the typical Verdun style with detailed wing carving and scratch and comb decoration and are well painted.
Paul Turcotte. Verdun, Quebec. Carving of a Bluebill:
Paul Turcotte. Verdun, Quebec.
G. Tetreault
Born: Active mid-20th century.
G. Tetreault. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Quebec. Location unknown. Active mid-20th century.
Maker of flat-plane wood carvings in the Saint-Jean-Port-Joli tradition. Shown below is a signed relief carving.
Signed relief carving of a man smoking a clay pipe by G. Tetreault:
Relief Carving. G. Tetreault. Quebec. 1950’s.
Detail with his Mark:
G. Tetreault. Detail of his Mark.
E. Thayer
Born: Active early 20th century.
E. Thayer. Painter. Quebec. Exact location unknown. Active early 20th century.
E. Thayer was a painter of traditional Quebec scenes and people. He or she painted on panels and artist board using ‘as found’ oil colors. They are usually signed and titled. Some examples are shown below.
E. Thayer. “Charroyage du Bois”. Carrying the Wood. Oil on panel. 1920’s.
E. Thayer. Painting. Charroyage du Bois. 1920’s.
Detail:
E. Thayer. Oil on panel. Detail.
E. Thayer. Oil on artist board. “L’Angelus”.
E. Thayer. Oil on artist board. 1920’s.
Detail of the mark:
E Thayer. Mark. 1920’s.
