Elie Anatole Pavil Montmartre French Oil 2 of 4, Double sided Theater and Cafe Scene, Ukrainian French artist active in the Paris cafe scene in the early 20th century, one of four works by the artist offered separately in this sale, oil on panel, 6.3 x 8.6 inches, 12 x 14.25 x 1.5 inches framed, signed E. Pavel and dated 1916 lower left, titled au Concert Senga Montmartre lower right, a second cafe scene with a seated couple and a waiter verso, old tag affixed to frame x6618 E. Pavil, 1915, Concert Populaire, Montmartre, depicts figures in theater or opera seating with a opera box beyond. Provenance: The artists estate from the artists daughter, Paris, France, 1972 by James Sheppard, Sheppard Fine Art, Nantucket, Massachusetts to Pauline Pocock Antiques, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to the Krassner Seymour Cooke Collection formerly of Kennebunkport, Maine, removed from their waterfront Southeast Florida estate in late 2021, accompanied by a photocopy of a 1995 letter from Pauline Pocock on gallery letterhead detailing her acquisition of all of her Pavil paintings from Sheppard and verifying that both of the Cooke Pavils originated from Sheppard who had acquired them from the daughter of Pavil from his estate at her 30 Rue Flaubert address in 1972. Note that while the Pocock letter details two Pavils, Mrs. Cooke informed us on a visit prior to picking up the estate that all four of her Pavils originated from Mrs. Pocock. CXRL6

Paint sound, post War varnishing. Frame sound.