# Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California

**Jules Tavernier** (American, born France, 1844–1889)  
1878  
Oil on canvas  
48 × 72 1/4 in. (121.9 × 183.5 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016.135. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/698529).

## About this work

Jules Tavernier painted this in 1878, aged 34. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Jules Tavernier](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/jules-tavernier)

American, born France, 1844–1889; born in Paris; died in Honolulu, Hawaii

Tavernier trained in Paris and moved to the United States in the early 1870s, travelling west for Harper’s Weekly to record frontier life. Settling in San Francisco, he painted the landscapes of California and Native American ceremonies, and was a member of the Bohemian Club. In 1884 he moved to Hawaii, where he became known for dramatic scenes of the volcano Kīlauea and was a leading figure among the painters later called the Volcano School.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: American
- The artist was 34
- Real size: about 48 × 72 in (122 × 184 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 30 × 40 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 19th century
- Movement: [Realism](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/realism)
- Subjects: Men, Women, Dancing, Dancers
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148; 24 × 36 in $178
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5; 30 × 40 in $5

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