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Seated Fiddler Carving By Elzear Soucy
Estimate:
CA$500 - CA$700
Sold
CA$700
Live Auction
Canadian Folk Art
Size
8" x 3.5" x 5.25".
Category
Description
Montreal, Quebec. 1942. A rare, early and classically styled carving of a Quebec fiddler seated in a chai, playing his fiddle. Soucy made carvings of people, animals and traditional Quebec religious and historical scenes, often working in hard woods. Signed "Elz-Soucy 1942" on side of base.
Condition
Good overall condition, with old shrinkage cracks. Bow present but not attached.
Medium
Softwood.
Provenance
From the Collection of the late Mark Zannis.
