Artist
Maarten Baas (Dutch, born Germany, 1978)Dutch, born Germany, 1978
MakerMade by
the Baas & den Herder studio (the Netherlands, founded 2005)the Netherlands, founded 2005
CultureDutch
Titles
- Grandfather Clock
- from the series Where There's Smoke...
Date2004
PlaceNetherlands
MediumOak, metal, glass, epoxy resin, and polyurethane lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 83 1/2 × 19 1/2 × 10 in. (212.1 × 49.5 × 25.4 cm)
Base (.A): 76 × 9 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (193 × 24.1 × 49.5 cm)
Other (.B, Hood): 27 × 19 × 10 in. (68.6 × 48.3 × 25.4 cm)
Base (.A): 76 × 9 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (193 × 24.1 × 49.5 cm)
Other (.B, Hood): 27 × 19 × 10 in. (68.6 × 48.3 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust
Object number2011.544
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"Where There's Smoke...," Moss, New York, 2004.
“Recent Accessions in Design,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 18–August 10, 2014.
"Contemporary Dutch Design: Selections from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 19–November 25, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on left edge of base in metal letters: BAAS
Metal identification plaque on interior of front door, printed and embossed: "Where There's Smoke" \ created by Maarten Baas for Moss NY \ KLOK.15/05/04
[dated May 15, 2004]
Painted on clock face: 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 [these numbers painted above the corresponding roman numeral] I II III IIII V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
Painted on date dial of clock face: ??
Painted beneath date? window of clock face: [illegible]
Stamped on the crank: 10
[dated May 15, 2004]
Painted on clock face: 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 [these numbers painted above the corresponding roman numeral] I II III IIII V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
Painted on date dial of clock face: ??
Painted beneath date? window of clock face: [illegible]
Stamped on the crank: 10
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