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Banjo Clock

M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a tall, elegant clock with an ornate design. The clock has a round face at the top with an eagle-shaped ornament perched above it. The central body is slender, decorated with intricate floral motifs in vibrant reds, greens, and golds. The base includes a rectangular painting bordered with a floral pattern and a gold, downward-pointing finial. The color palette consists of rich earth tones with accents of gold, red, green, blue, and white. The clock is positioned centrally in the image, with its base slightly above the bottom edge and its top near the upper edge against a light, neutral background.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
3338 × 4149 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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