Alfred Richard. Sculptor. Wood carver. Saint-Ubald, Port-Neuf, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.

Alfred Richard was a brother of Wilfrid Richard.  Alfred Richard was also a carver; as were so many members of this talented family. Carvings by him are rarely seen and images of his work are difficult to find.

An excellent article about the Richard family of Sculptors in Quebec from the online Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America:

http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/article-470/Animal_Folk_Art.html

Honore Hunt. Sculptor. Pabos Mills, Gaspe, Quebec. Active 1990’s and on.

A sculptor who uses ‘as found’ materials, driftwood and forest found, to make animals, birds and people. Often very graceful and full of movement. He has a strong  pallet of bright primary colors. He usually signs his work, but not always. (Unsigned pieces are easily identified.) He is a nephew of Gerald Hunt, a well known artist from the same area.

A Carving by Honore Hunt:                                                          

Honore Hunt. Pabos Mills Quebec. Child’s Play. 2005.

Lilyan Haller. Painter. Montreal, Quebec. Active 1950’s.

Lilyan Haller made naive and very beautiful  miniature oil paintings. They were generally landscapes of the Laurentian mountains north of Montreal and paintings of Quebec houses. She lived in Montreal in the area East of McGill University. Her work is rare now but was very popular and sold in the cottage country in the Laurentians.

Two Examples of Lilyan Haller’s paintings. About 2 by 3 inches image size.:

Lilyan Haller. Montreal,Quebec.

Lilyan Haller. Montreal Quebec.

Her Card found on the back of one of her paintings.:

Lilyan Haller. Montreal Quebec.

Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie. Painters. Collage artists. Quebec, Quebec. Active from c. 1920-1960.

An interesting entry. They were artists. They made collages by cutting and shaping postage stamps of different colors and applying them on painted backgrounds to form often delightful little pictures. The artists were part of a group of Missionaries working at the House of the Franciscaine Missionaries on the Grande Allee in Quebec City. There were some made and signed by the artist who made them but most were simply marked: ‘Souvenir’ Quebec’ in pen. They were usually quite small; even miniature, and always well framed under glass. The images made were of Quebec Houses in winter, landscapes and delightful birds. Sold as souvenirs, they were fund raisers for work in foreign missionaries. I am including them here because they were artists, and they were untrained; though they became very skillful through the years. And also because so many people have questioned me about them. (And many do collect them as well.)

Here are two miniature examples. About 3 by 4 inches.:

Franciscaines Missionaires de Marie. Quebec.

Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie.

Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie.

Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie.

Albert Deroy. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Painter. Price, Gaspe, Quebec. Active mid 20th century.

M. Deroy was a mill worker for twenty-five years until a car accident forced a change. He fished with his brothers at Metis, Quebec and soon began carving. Birds at first. Inspired by a book ‘from Quebec’ about a bird carver he began making his own bird carvings in his own style and colors. He carved  Gulls, Ducks and other shore birds. Many of them were flying birds with metal wings. Working with as found materials, he made them from drift-wood, lumber and metal, tin mostly, for the wings of the birds in flight. He began making models of boats on the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. ‘La Gaspesienne’, a fishing boat, was a favorite. He gave many away to family members and sold them along the river to travelers. He filled his yard with boats and whirligigs, windmills and cut-out, painted figures of people. His palette was always  bright primary colours and his colour schemes were always imaginary. Albert Deroy also made paintings of Gaspe life and surroundings, always with ‘as found’ materials and colours.

He was first written about in ‘Les Patenteux du Quebec’ and became widely collected in museums and in private collections.

Shown here is a detail from a whirligig by Albert Deroy.:

Albert Deroy. Price Quebec. Detail of a Whiligig. The Trotter.

A flying Duck by Albert Deroy (1960’s):

Albert Deroy. Price, Quebec. Duck. 1960’s.

Albert Deroy. Mark on the flying duck:

Albert Dreroy. Price, Gaspe, Que. His mark.

An Early decorative bird carving by Albert Deroy:

Albert Deroy. Carved bird. 1970’s.

The mark on the base:

Deroy Mark. On Sumac wood.

A Harbour Scene by Albert Deroy (Oil house paint and 3-ply:

Albert Deroy. Harbor Scene.

Ref: Adrien Levasseur. Website. And:  Sculpteurs en Art Populaire au Quebec, Editions GID, Quebec. 2012.