Still life with flowers, fireplace clock and antique porcelain was executed by Austrian still life painter Joder Schuster (1873 - Vienna-1945). 

brother of the painter Karl Maria Schuster.

Studied as a guest from 1895 to 1897, then (with the help of numerous scholarships) as an auditor at the Academy of Fine Arts (1901 Special School Prize and 1902 Rosenbaum Prize). As a freelance painter, he continued the tradition and brushwork of the Old Viennese Masters. In 1933 he became a member of the "Kunstlerhaus" (joined the conservative "Gsur Group") and specialized in still lifes.

Literature: "General Artist´s Lexicon " by Thieme/Becker and " Dictionary of austrian artists " by Prof.H.Fuchs (in German).

Inscription: signed lower right.

Technique: oil on wood panel. Antique gilt frame.

Measurements: unframed w 9 1/2” x h 12 1/3” (24 x 31,5 cm), framed w 15 1/8” x h 18 1/8" (38,5 x 46 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.