Elie Anatole Pavil

Elie Anatole Pavil (1873 - 1948) was a Russian painter. He came to Paris in 1892. He established himself in Montmartre, on the Rue Caulaincourt. For most of the next fifty years, he painted the cafes, the beautiful women, the jazz bands and artist ateliers of Paris. His paintings show an intimate knowledge of the inhabitants of the streets and alleys of Montmartre.