Painted Clock

1940

John Koehl

Associated Names
John Koehl

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a clock with a wooden frame, a circular face with Roman numerals, visible gears, and a small painted panel below. The panel depicts a landscape scene with a tree, a body of water, and a white house with a pink background. The color palette includes rich browns, whites, greens, pinks, blues, and black numerals. The clock is centered on an off-white background, with the landscape scene beneath.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 55.5 x 45.9 cm (21 7/8 x 18 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 26"high; dial 7 3/4"in diameter.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4740

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: JOHN KOEHL

Wikidata ID

Q64582807

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