The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-02-28
ART AND MUSIC.
Exhibition of Hawaiian Pictures
by TaYernier and Strong.
a Brilliant Gathering and MOOnIIght
Concert.

| The exhibition of pictures last evening at
| the Hawaiian Hotel was a decided success.
! who took advantage of this opportunity to
/ view the works Of Aessrs. Tavernier and
! Strong being highly gratifed.
Monsieur Tavernier exhibited a very fine
picture IN oil Of the lake in the crater of
Kjlauea. The general features of this view
| were similar to those shown in the pastel
picture that was placed on view and excited
so much admiration few weeks ago.
The picture shown last night is if possible,
more realistic than the first. greater atten-
ton having been paid by the artist to the
details, and the pH colors used enabling him
TO deepen his shadows somewhat more than
is possible in pastel work.
The picture, which is about three by four
feet in size, set in handsome gold frame,
with deep maroon-colored mat next to the
painting, shows an amphitheater of rugged
lava rocks, scanned and assured, and rising
perpendicularly in the background. on
either side Of the lava lake the encircIiRg
walls are more broken and torn, and in front
the crags are broken down so as to afford q
view of the molten lake ITSELF
The surface Of this wondrous caIdron is
| covered with masses of cooled lava, floating
upon the liquifed rock with which the lake
is filled, and from between these masses
there springs up lines of futtering sui
phurous-blue flames, and a glow of blood
red light that tinSes the rough, black crags
and gives tone to the whole picture.
Up from the midst of this sluggishly. un-
dulating lake of fire there bursts a volume
of mingled gases and intensely heated lava,
from which are scattered thousands of
bright sparkles of light, and above which
rises thin column of sulphurous vapor.
Along the edge of the lake, where it meets
the massive walls in the background, the
waves of liquid lava breaks in bright light,
and from the riffs and assures in the
gloomy foreground of piled up rocks CLEAN
the red lights from the fire beneath. Be
yond the walls of the crater is seen high
| peak of lava outlined against midnight
sky, that, by contrast with the glowing
colors of the fiery lake, has pale, sickly
hue. Monsieur Tavernier has fully caught
the spirit of the scene, and produced the eff
! SO characteristic of Kilauea.
This distinguished artist also exhibited
| group of sketches, in black and white, of
| volcanic scenes that are graphic and artistic.
| The central sketch is that of the great crater
Kilauea, in the midst of which is the burn
| ing lake, which is the subject of the large
| picture. In this sketch the effect of cloud
| and vapor is very fine. About this view are
| grouped series of sketches illus trating bits
| of volcanic scenery found in the vicinity Of
the crater. One charming little novelty is
the drawing of birds nest built in a hol-
| low in the lava, the material used being
"Pele's hair which is the fine filaments of
lava produced by strong wind blowing
away the jets of liquid lava.
Mr.. Stroug's sketches in black and white
| illustrate scenes in Hawaiian life, there be-
| ing fisher boys and girls, and an old native
repairing his canoe, and one fine sketch
| called 1.-THE first arrival of the steamship
Mariposa," showing native hastily pushing
his canoe into the surf near Diamond Head,
while his gaze is fixed upon the steamer in
the distance. These sketches by the two
artists go forward to-day by the
Alameda to Harper's Weekly, and will
be reproduced with descriptive matter
| in the pages of that magazine at an early
date.
The already large gathering who had
assembled to look at these beautiful pictures
was augmented at the conclusion of Profess
sor Agassiz's lecture by the arrival of all of
his audience-some 800 persons-and the
| spacious veranda of the hotel, as well as the
parlor, was filed with an admiring throng.
His Majesty, attended by the YiceCham-
berlain, was present, as were the members
of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps and
the leading citizens of Honolulu. The
number of ladies who were present was es-
peciaily noticeable, and it is notssaying toe
much to add that all who could possibly
visit the hotel did so last evening.
The night was magnificent one, the full
moon very brilliant, the air soft and balmy
and to add to the enjoyment of ALL the
Royal Hawaiian Band rendered a choice
selection of beautiful airs in their usual fine
style.
The public are under many obligations tC
Manager Tilden of the hotel for throwing
open the parlors to them, and it is safe t.
say that the evenings entertainment O
science, art and music will be long remem
bered by all, especially those who finisl
their brief visit to the islands and take theil
departure in the Alameda to-day.