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"ANA" Carving by Felicien Lévesque
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"ANA" Carving by Felicien Lévesque
Estimate:
CA$300 - CA$500
Sold
CA$150
Live Auction
Folk Art
ARTIST
Félicien Levesque (1916-1997) was a sculptor based in Cacouna, Québec. Cacouna is located on the lower St. Lawrence shore of Québec. Levesque was a primitive artist who made painted carvings of birds, animals and people in everyday situations. He also created dioramas of life and situations that occurred along the shore, including ferry boats that serviced the islands, shipwrecks, among others. His sculptures were often full of people and activity, and they were sometimes electrified to light up, or even to be motorized. He worked with 'as found' materials, often using real or synthetic hair. His subjects' eyes were always very boldly carved and/or painted in. His carvings, often unsigned, are easily identified.
Size
8.75" x 3.25" x 3".
Category
Carvings & Sculptures
Description
Cacouna, Quebec. C. 1970. A primitive carving of 'ANA', a woman dressed in blue and white, with a red handkerchief and yellow boots standing erect with her hands pointing forward. The face is painted in stark white with small black eyes and a set red mouth. Painted, "ANA", on front of the white skirt.
Condition
Good condition. Minor paint wear. Holes in front appear to have been present when made.
Medium
Polychrome painted wood.
Provenance
From the Manny Gomes Collection.
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