Hawaii volcano school paintings

Frederick George Eyton-Walker (1869 to 1953)

"Kilauea at night" 

48 x 24 Inches

Oil painting on canvas laid to board.

Circa 1890

A rare, extra-large, Hawaii Volcano School painting by Frederick George Eyton-Walker.

Frederick George Eyton-Walker artist Biography

Frederick George Eyton-Walker was born June 3rd, 1896, in Yokohama, Japan. He was the son of the infamous Captain Frederick Dunbar Walker and Elizabeth Eyton. Described as a jack-of-all-trades, Eyton-Walker delved into many different careers, ranging from raising and salvaging sunken ships to the sugar trade. In his earlier life, he worked for the Hawaii Bureau of Information, and the Kilauea Volcano House Company, documenting, photography, and reporting on Japan and other Pacific Islands. Artistically he was most known as a photographer but was also known to sketch drawings and paint. We know he spent extended periods visiting Kilauea and staying at the Volcano House as early as October 1892, where he was known to take views of the volcano, and its surroundings. In September of 1897, he was forced to liquidate his entire household due to financial and legal troubles, including his volcano paintings. Eyton-Walker died on November 29th, 1953, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He and the Walker family are prominently buried in the Oahu cemetery.