Aime Desmeules. Sculptor. Saint-Paul-de-la-Croix, Quebec. Active mid to late 20th century.
A sculptor of animals of every kind. Wild, domestic and exotic. He was the son of George Desmeules (B. 1891) who was an artist also and who he worked together with as he learned his art. It was only later in his life that he began to sign his work- on the underside – usually the initials “A. D.”. ( There is often confusion over the ‘A’ as it was in script and could look like an ‘A’ or a ‘G’.)
Both Desmeules, Pere et fils, carved larger sized works (horses and cows for example were usually 16 or 18 inches high. They also used other materials: leather or leatherette for ears and braided rope for tails and glass eyes. (As in the Camel shown here.) In the early days their work was meant to be outside and was painted in ‘as found’ colors (oil based house paint).
A Carving of a Fox by Aime Desmeules:
Aime Desmeules. Carving of a Fox.
Detail showing his mark:
Aime Desmeules. Carving of a Fox. Detail of the mark.
(Georges Desmeules was first recorded in ‘Les Patenteux’.)
Ref: Les Patenteux du Qubec. Louise de Grosbois, Raymonde Lamothe and Lise Nantel, Les Editions Parti Pris, Montreal, 1978.
