R. B. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Laurentian area of Quebec. Active mid 20th century.
R. B. is the mark on this painted carving of a Small Mouth Bass fish dating from the 1950’s. It was found in the Laurentians north of Montreal and came from a hunting and fishing camp north of Mont-Laurier. The fish is carved from Pine and the fins are made of Linoleum. The eye is of red plastic. The carving is mounted on a plywood oval. The writing gives a ‘Scientific’ description of the species with the mark: “R. B.” of the artist.
Naive carving of a Small Mouthed Bass. By R. B.:
R. B. Carving of a Black Bass. Quebec. 1960’s.
The reverse with the mark ‘R.B.’:
R. B. Carving of a Black Bass. Quebec. 1960’s. Reverse.
