Emile Bluteau " Man and His Bear" Canadian Folk Art Sculpture vintage cup and saucer enhancing the immediacy of the

enhancing the immediacy of the figures and giving them a bit of a sculptural quality

The earrings are in very good used condition

with traditional costumes representing all of the states of the Soviet Union at the time

it's just a beautiful thing

Emile Bluteau " Man and His Bear" Canadian Folk Art Sculpture vintage cup and saucer enhancing the immediacy of theIt 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