Emile Bluteau " Man and His Bear" Canadian Folk Art Sculpture carved face I love how simple

I love how simple

made by Empire Brush Works of Port Chester

Light rusting as there should be

There are a few missing mirrors and embroidery loss in a few spots  (see photos)

just look at those epaulets

Emile Bluteau " Man and His Bear" Canadian Folk Art Sculpture carved face I love how simpleIt seems quite Canadian that it should be a black bear rather than a dog that our man here is so lovingly patting, and the French title "L'Homme avec son ours" (Man with his bear) written on the underside perfectly articulates the best friend status of this particular bear! It's the wonderful work of Emile Bluteau (1931 ?), a well known Quebecois folk artist, who began carving in the late 70s, first birds and then "the human condition in all its moods