8574 - Pearl Jam: Frenchy Original Live Performance Painting from the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - 36″ x 30″

Pearl Jam: Frenchy Original Live Performance Painting from the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - 36″ x 30″ Original painting of rock band Pearl Jam by New Orleans artist Frenchy, accomplished live during the band’s performance at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Executed in acrylic on stretched canvas, 36″ x 30″, the vibrant painting captures the band in performance, with Eddie Vedder prominently depicted at center singing into a microphone, surrounded by his bandmates, instruments, amplifiers, and stage equipment, all rendered in Frenchy’s energetic, improvisational style. The lower right is signed by the artist, “Frenchy.” The artist’s official online archive identifies the work as Pearl Jam, dates it to 2010, and records it as inventory no. 8300-1098. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Frenchy Studio NOLA, which identifies the work as an original acrylic on canvas painting titled “Pearl Jam,” created live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 1, 2010. Pearl Jam’s May 1, 2010, performance marked the band’s first appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The concert was broadcast live to American troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, with Eddie Vedder communicating during the performance with a friend stationed in Afghanistan via video screens flanking the Acura Stage. The 23-song set opened with the Byrds’ ‘So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star’ and included Pearl Jam staples such as ‘Given to Fly,’ ‘Even Flow,’ ‘Do the Evolution,’ and ‘Alive,’ before concluding with a cover of the MC5’s ‘Kick Out the Jams.’ New Orleans-based artist Randy Leo Frechette (b. 1970), known professionally as Frenchy, is recognized for his live-performance paintings, using vivid color and spontaneous, rhythmic brushwork to capture musicians and athletes in action. He served as official artist for the New Orleans Saints from 2001-2007 and the New Orleans Hornets from 2004-2006, and was selected as the official artist of the 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, while also creating work at events for ESPN, Monday Night Football, CBS Sports, WWE, and Farm Aid.