FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
American, b. 1954
Francis X. Pavy is a painter and mixed-media artist known for retelling the traditional stories and folklore of South Louisiana through a visual vocabulary of mystic iconography and vibrant colors. Pavy’s career as an artist began as a ceramist before working in glass for many years, eventually transitioning to brush painting, mixed media, and block printing. Common themes in his work include Cajun and Creole music, folk-mysticism, and the native flora and fauna of the Gulf Coast. Francis’ work is represented in galleries around the United States and his work is held in national and international collections. .
Pavy’s work has been well-received regionally, nationally, and internationally with one-man exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Aspen, New Orleans as well as France, and Switzerland. Pavy has also participated in many notable group shows such as Outward Bound: American Art on the Brink of the 21st Century (traveling from the United States to Indonesia and the Middle East), Elvis And Marilyn: 2 Times Immortal (traveling from the United States to Japan), Southern Narrative Painting (Southeast U.S.) and Invites: Peintres Louisianais (Paris, France).
Major corporations such as Brown-Ferguson Corporation, Premier, Bancorp, BMG Music, Capitol Records and Rounder Records have collected Pavy’s work in addition to many museums and individual collectors. Notable museums and individual collectors include: The New Orleans Museum of Art and the Morris Museum of Art, Ron Howard, Paul Simon, Lorne Michaels, GLen Frey, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz,Walker Percy, Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia, Antoine de Caunes, Philippe Djain and Steve Cropper.
Pavy’s work has been published in a variety of catalogs, books and magazine articles. Among them are: Elvis & Marilyn: 2 Times Immortal (US & Japanese Editions), The South: A Treasury Of Art and Literature; Francis X. Pavy, La Musique Zydeco: The Colors of Rhythm; and Outward Bound: American Art on the Brink of the 21st Century.
Francis X Pavy lives with his wife and two children in Lafayette, Louisiana.(Biography provided by FPA Francis Pavy Artist)
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Artist: FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Master Accordionist from Crowley
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
Here is a small (10"x10" ) oil painting by Francis Pavy. Entitled " master accordionist from Crowley. There are many accordion masters from South Loui...
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2010s American Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
People I know
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
Here is an original work on paper by Louisiana artist Francis X Pavy.
the work depicts imagery of people painted in Layers over Layer.
About Francis X Pavy
In the vast tapestry ...
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Early 2000s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Samatha with Purple Cat Moon
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
This early work by Louisiana artist Francis X Pavy was made by printing multiple relief blocks on paper. Because there is only one work done it is known as a unique block print.
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2010s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Elvis Eagle Eye
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
Here is an original work on paper by Louisiana Artist Francis X Pavy. the Work is part of an ongoing series about the King of Rock and roll.
Elvis Presley.
the inspiration for thi...
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2010s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Mardi Gras with a Fish Fiddle (Vivid Colors)
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
This Vivian oil painting by Francis Pavy dates room 1989. It picks a person dressed in a Mardi Gras mask playing a fiddle with a fish on it. This work displays patterning typical of ...
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1980s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Land Men ( vivid colors)
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
This mi-period painting by Francis Pavy has a combination of brush and print techniques, typical of that period of time. The painting depicts two land man, inspecting a rual plot of ...
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2010s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Diamond head woman with Stranger (Vivid colors.)
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
This unusual painting by Francis X PAVY depicts two figures with patterns instead of features. This oil on canvas painting is stretched on pine stretchers.
About Francis X Pavy
In ...
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Early 2000s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Swamp house on Fire ( Earth tone colors)
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
This middle-period work by Francis X Pavy is oil on canvas stretched on pine stretchers. The Burning house is a Recurring theme in Pavy's work. The work has primarily earth tones, b...
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Early 2000s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Lover
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
this oil painting by Francis X Pavy Dates from 1989. It is oil on canvas and depicts a woman thinking about her lovers. The painting is mounted on pine stretches 2 inches thick.
th...
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1980s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
The Thunders ( subject : dance dancers)
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
This small painting by Francis X Pavy depicts the feet of dancers. Louisiana has a strong dancing tradition, and PAVY regularly uses images of dancers. Other images included in this ...
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2010s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Acadian Girl with Diamonds
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
the medium for this small painting is oil on Masonite. The painting shows a silhouette of a woman surrounded by diamonds fleur-de-lis's, a guitar and a bottle.
on the reverse it reads: ACADIAN GIRL WITH DIAMONDS, © FRANCIS X PAVY...
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Early 2000s American Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
2 Girl Study
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
This small word depicts two women with different hairstyles. The heads of the women are painted black with a yellow outline and blue spots in the interior. The background
has red triangles with white centers and a block in the middle. The background is gold with green stripes around the triangles.
On the reverse it reads:© Francis Pavy 2002, all rights reserved, #16102, 2 girl...
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Early 2000s American Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Purple man with cityscape
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
This small work, entitled Purple man with cityscape depicts a man with a purple face overlooking a cityscape with a red dusk sky.
the work measure 7 1/8 inches tall by 5 1/8 inches ...
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1990s Contemporary FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Jimmi's Pancho
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
This painting is entitled Jimmi's poncho. It depicts a central figure thinking about other people that appear in the foreground and background. He's wearing a poncho.
Signed on the ...
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1990s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Bartender
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
This painting is a picture of a Bartender pouring a drink at a bar. Behind him is a wall of business cards.
Signed on the reverse - Writing in in C...
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1990s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
PENTRIC STUDY #3
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
THIS WORK IS ENTITLED PENTIC STUDY #3 . IT WAS PAINTED AS A STUDY FOR A LARGER COMMISSION THAT NEVER HAPPENED. IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER IS THERE A MARDI GRAS KING. THE CENTRAL FIGURE I...
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2010s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Late night Gig at the Offshore
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
This painting is entitled white night gig at the offshore.
The image shows two men singing into the microphone. Behind them is a silver lattice. In the background there is three s...
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1990s FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
POMPETUS OF LOVE
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
INSPIRED BY THE LYRIC "POMPETUS OF LOVE " THIS PAINTING HAS IT EVE- LIKE CENTRAL FIGURE EATING AN APPLE. BEHIND HER IS A WALL OF FLAMES. IN THE BACKGROUND THERE IS A TREE WITH A SER...
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Early 2000s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Campfire in August
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
this small oil study depicts my iconic campfire. It's a work where I was experimenting with a wet-on-wet technique.
On the reverse it reads: #042016 ( the 54th work of 2016, CAMPFIRE IN AUGUST ( title)
©Francis X Pavy...
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2010s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Blue at Dusk
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
This is a Small 10" x 8" painting , oil on linen canvas entitled "Blue at Dusk" Signed on the reverse, it reads:
Blue at Dusk ( title )
#0062015 -- the 6th parting of the year 201...
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2010s Modern FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
Nick Takes a picture as family tradition is passed from mother to son
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
this oil painting entitled "Nick Takes a picture as family tradition is passed from mother to son" dates from 1997.
It depicts a mother handing her son an accordion. My friend who kn...
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2010s FPA Francis Pavy Artist Figurative Paintings
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Oil
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