"Elie Anatole Pavil, Rabat"
Work on heavy cardboard, from a house in the South of France inhabited by acquaintances of the artist, which also contained seven of his canvases. Signed lower right, annotation on the back of the cardboard: "signature registered with the municipal services and with notary Henrion, Rabat."
Elie Anatole Pavil (1873-1944) was a Ukrainian-born French painter, a Post-Impressionist. He is known for his Parisian, Orientalist, and Venetian scenes, and the beauty of his light, admired by Claude Monet, and a friend of Camille Pissarro.
Framed in the early 20th century, labeled Drouant, rue de Rennes, Paris.
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