Kilauea Crater
Type:Painting
Size:20.00" x 36.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Dramatic representation of Kilauea Crater, one of the finest examples of this work to surface.
Jules Tavernier ART FOR SALE
1844 Paris, France - 1889 Honolulu, Hawaii. Known for: Volcanic landscape and western scene painting.
Perhaps best remembered for his volcano paintings of Hawaii, Jules Tavernier also painted notable scenes of the West. Born in Paris, Jules Tavernier had a father who was English and a French mother,... Read full biography
Perhaps best remembered for his volcano paintings of Hawaii, Jules Tavernier also painted notable scenes of the West. Born in Paris, Jules Tavernier had a father who was English and a French mother, and Jules claimed British citizenship. As a child he lived in both England and France. As a young... Read full biography
Perhaps best remembered for his volcano paintings of Hawaii, Jules Tavernier also painted notable scenes of the West. Born in Paris, Jules Tavernier had a father who was English and a French mother, and Jules claimed British citizenship. As a child he lived in both England and France. As a young man he studied with artist Felix Barrias in Paris, and in 1864 began to exhibit at the Paris Salon. He also painted in Barbizon, France. At the start of the Franco-Prussian War, Tavernier volunteered... Read full biography
Perhaps best remembered for his volcano paintings of Hawaii, Jules Tavernier also painted notable scenes of the West. Born in Paris, Jules Tavernier had a father who was English and a French mother, and Jules claimed British citizenship. As a child he lived in both England and France. As a young man he studied with artist Felix Barrias in Paris, and in 1864 began to exhibit at the Paris Salon. He also painted in Barbizon, France. At the start of the Franco-Prussian War, Tavernier volunteered for service. At the end of the war he took advantage of his British citizenship and moved to London where he worked as an illustrator. From London he moved to New York where he continued to work in illustration. In New York, he spent time with artist... Read full biography
Perhaps best remembered for his volcano paintings of Hawaii, Jules Tavernier also painted notable scenes of the West. Born in Paris, Jules Tavernier had a father who was English and a French mother, and Jules claimed British citizenship. As a child he lived in both England and France. As a young man he studied with artist Felix Barrias in Paris, and in 1864 began to exhibit at the Paris Salon. He also painted in Barbizon, France. At the start of the Franco-Prussian War, Tavernier volunteered for service. At the end of the war he took advantage of his British citizenship and moved to London where he worked as an illustrator. From London he moved to New York where he continued to work in illustration. In New York, he spent time with artist Paul Frenzeny (1840-1902), who worked at Harper's, as did Tavernier. In 1873 the two got an assign... Read full biography
Jules Tavernier - Art for Sale (3 available)
Maui Sugar Plantation
Type:Painting
Size:8.00" x 14.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
An early painting of the Central Maui Plains.
"Returning with the Catch"
Type:Painting
Year:1884
Size:31.00" x 18.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Exhibited: Crocker Art Museum/February 16, 2014 to May 11, 2014; Monterey Museum of Art/June 6, 2014 to October 19, 2014. Illustrated in accompanying catalogue.