The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-05-18
TAVtRNIER DEAD /
Jules Tsvernier, tho Famous Artist,
Fund Dead in his Room--.Some
Particulars IF His Life.

ing by the information that Jules
Tavernier, the artist, had been
found dead in his room on Hotel
street. The information was cor
rect. Tavernier retired early yes
terday evening and was spoken to
about fifteen minutes before stv n
o'clock this morning by Mr.. Cutter.
lie was found dead in his room
shortly before eieht o'clock. De-
putty Marshal Hopkins did not con-
slider il necessary TO hold an inquest,
as Drs. Trousseau and McWayne
gave certificate that the deceased
died from the excessive use of alco-
ho.
Jules Tavernier was born in Pa
ris, France, April 9th, 1914. His
father was English and his mother
French. At the age of two years
he and his parents moved TO Lon
don, where Jules, as he was almost
universally called, lived for five
years, e,idencing, as with all true
born artists, even in childhood the
father was confectioner on large
scale. Returning TO Paris, To live
with relative, it was soon seen
that nothing could be done with the
determined boy but TO give him as
good an art training as could be
procured. The studio of the famous
master, Feliz Barrias, of the EcoIe
| DIES BeauX Arts, was selected for
the talented hoy who commenced
his studies there in 1861. Here he
studied faithfully for tour years.
In 1864, Two of his pictu 'es, one
II landscape and the other a black
and white, were admitted to the
Paris Salon, and he contributed
regularly until 1870. He served as
volunteer in the Franco Prussian
war. In 1871 he was engaged on
the staff of the London Graphic,
with Allen Measom as his eng aver.
In 1872 Tavernier landed in New
York where he contributed TO the
earliest numbers of the New York
"Graphic;" to "Harper's Weekly"
"Tne Bazaar and the "MonthIy !"
"Scrihner's," "Appleton's," AL
dine, 'Picluresq" e America, ""Art
Treasury of America the Paris
Caprice" and Frank LesIie's H.
lustrated." In conjunction with
Paul Frenzeny, he started for San
Francisco, roughing it with General
Smith, Spotted Tail and Red Cloud.
Stirring sketches of the trip were
published from time to time in
"Harper's," He was the first to
initiate pastel painting on large
scale in San Francisco, if not IN
America. He remained but short
time in San Francisco and then
built his studios on the charming
Monterey Bay, about 1874. Under
the influence of the surroundings,
he at once abandoned black and
white and returned to his palette.
From Monterey he did splendid
work in color, rich, romantic and
weird, or quiet poem on canvas
AS the mood was Oh him. The Press
unanimously "boomed" him, and
patrons flowed in in such numbers
that, rapid worker as he was, it would
have taken a year TO fill week 5
orders.
In railroad card or phamphlet
work Mr.. Tavernicr's happiest
efforts have been the Hotel del
Monte of Monterey, which is to be
seen all over the world. AS con-
tributor to the San Francisco papers
he gained a creditable reputation
Tor the frontispiece and sketches for
the Argonaut, News Letter, Wasp,
etc. lie was a member of the
Bohemian Club, the founder aud
President of the San Francisco
Palette Club, and lst Vice Presi-
dent of the Art Association. There
is scarcely picture gallery of any
repute in San Francisco that does
not contain one or more of Taver-
nler's pictures. He obtained a
medal from the San Francisco
Mechanics Institute, for an excel.
lent work, Street Scenes in Paris.
He has exhibited at the National
Academy of New York, Louisville,
New Orleans and Sacramento.
He arrived in these islands
in 1884, and his principal stu
dies have been volcanoes. His
work is so well known and univer
sally admired in this city that com.
ment is unnecessary. The deceased
leaves a widow residing in Callfor
mia.
The funeral takes place this after
, noon at 4 O'clock from No. Al Hote