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Lot # 045
Felicien Levesque Folk Art Horse and Carriage View Watchlist >
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Lot # 045
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Overall great condition. Measurements are in pictures. Great piece of artwork. Felicien Levesque was born in 1915 in L'isle Verte, nestled in the region of Quebec commonly referred to as the lower St. Lawrence. He lastly resided in Cacouna where he passed in 1997, and once told us that he had always lived within a day's bicycle trip from his birthplace. His family is very private and quite protective of Felicien's story, but through information gained from an interview by Willie Finckel in 1981, and questions asked over our many trips to Cacouna, we have been able to piece together this short biography.
Levesque began carving about fifty years ago to decorate the yard, as do many rural people, with whirly-gigs on the fences, and small houses scattered about the lawn. He had always used a pen knife to do repair work; to fix a shattered wheel or make a broken chair usable. It was a practical requirement for many isolated family members.
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