Vienna, second quarter of the 19th century
27½ × 37¼ in
Picture Clock „The Spendthrift“ after a painting by Josef Danhauser
Picture Clocks
Viennese picture clocks are a specialty of the Biedermeier period. They impress with their masterfully painted, detailed sights in which the dial is skillfully integrated. Other than the French version Viennese picture clocks were painted on metal, not on canvas. This resulted in particularly intense colors and extreme durability of the painting and also offered the possibility of integrating holes on the front for winding. In the French versions the comparably unstable canvas of the paintings had to be swung open, in order to wind the movement, which was attached to the back panel. Some Viennese picture clocks are also equipped with automatons and/or musical mechanisms.
Picture Clock C. L. Hof(f)meister, attr. „Ferdinand Bridge in Vienna“
Vienna, second quarter of the 19th century
30½ × 40½ in
Picture Clock C. L. Hof(f)meister „Ferdinand’s Brücke in Wien“ (titled)
Vienna, second quarter of the 19th century
30 × 40 ½ in
Picture Clock with Automaton „The Neptune Fountain in the Palace Grounds“
Vienna, second quarter of the 19th century
24¼ × 31 in
Picture Clock “Evening Mood at Lake Tegernsee”
Vienna, second quarter of the 19th century
24 × 30¼ in
Miniature Picture Clock „Cross Spring Pavilion in Mariánské Lázně“
Vienna, second quarter of the 19th century
15¾ × 19½ in
Picture Clock circle of C. L. Hoffmeister “Evening at a Lake in Ticino” with Indications, Echo Chime and Angelus Bell
Vienna, second quarter of the 19th century
26 × 32¾ in
Picture Clock “At the Harbor”
Vienna, second quarter of the 19th century
28 ¼ × 34 ¼ in
Picture Clock C. L. Hoffmeister „Battle near Warna“
Vienna, second quarter of the 19th century
28½ × 34½ in
Picture Clock „Town Square of Graz“
Vienna, second quarter of the 19th century
26½ × 32½ in
