The marine paintings by Anton Otto Fischer are as authoritative as only a working sailor could make them.
Born in Munich, Germany, but orphaned as a boy, Fischer ran away to sea at 16 and spent eight years before the mast on a variety of sailing ships. Paid off in New York, he stayed to apply for American citizenship and to teach seamanship on the school ship, St. Mary's. He later served as a hand on racing yachts on Long Island Sound and worked as a model and handyman for the illustrator A.B. Frost. When he had saved enough money, he spent two years at the Académie Julian in Paris under Jean-Paul Laurens.
Returning to the United States, Fischer sold his first picture to Harper's Weekly in 1908, around the time he moved to Wilmington to receive critiques from Howard Pyle. Everybody's Magazine sent him the first of several Jack London stories. In 1910, he began a 48–year association with The Saturday Evening Post, which included illustrating serialized characters such as Peter B. Kyne's "Crappy Ricks," Norman Reilly Raine's "Tugboat Annie," Guy Gilpatrick's "Glencannon," as well as serials for Kenneth Robert and Nordhoff and Hall.
In 1942, he was given the rank of Lieutenant Commander as "Artist Laureate" for the United States Coast Guard and was assigned North Atlantic convoy duty on the Coast Guard cutter Campbell during the winter of 1943. The Campbell was disabled during a successful attack on a German U-boat, and Fischer's dramatic paintings of this experience were published by Life magazine. The pictures are now in the Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut.
In 1947, Fischer wrote and illustrated a book about his earlier sailing years, entitled Focs'le Days: A Story of My Youth, published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Professor Herbert Raymond Moody
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Professor Herbert Raymond Moody, head at MIT, Hobart college, college City New York, Gilbert School, winsted conn. And of the chemistry division of the national research council, mem...
Oil
$12,000
Dog in Front of Church near a sign that says "Strangers Welcome"
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustration of a dog in front of a church near a sign that says "Strangers Welcome" Canvas Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 25" x 21" Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signe...
Oil, Canvas
A Careless World ...A Needless Sinking original 1942 vintage World War 2 poster
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage World War 2 poster: A Careless Word … A Needless Sinking. A Careless Word ... A Needless Sinking. Linen backed origin...
Offset
1942 by acclaimed maritime artist Anton Otto Fischer, this dramatic W
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in PARIS, FR
Created in 1942 by acclaimed maritime artist Anton Otto Fischer, this dramatic World War II propaganda poster issues a stark warning to the American public: Loose talk can cost lives...
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
"Little Tolo" Saturday Evening Post Illustration, December 30, 1922
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right The illustration depicts a clipper ship at sea. "Little Tolo," a story illustration for the Saturday Evening Post, December 30, 1922. The marine paintings by Anton Otto Fischer are as authoritative as only a working sailor could make them. Born in Munich, Germany but orphaned as a boy, Fischer ran away to sea at 16 and spent eight years before the mast on a variety of sailing ships. Paid off in New York, he stayed to apply for American citizenship and to teach seamanship on the school ship, "St. Mary's." He later served as a hand on racing yachts on Long Island Sound and worked as a model and handyman for the illustrator A.B. Frost. When he had saved enough money, he spent two years at the Academie Julian in Paris under Laurens. Returning to the United States, Fischer sold his first picture to Harper's Weekly in 1908, around the time he moves to Wilmington to receive critiques from Pyle. Everybody's magazine sent him the first of several Jack London stories. In 1910, he began a 48-year association with The Saturday Evening Post, which included illustrating seialized characters such as Peter B. Kyne's "Crappy Ricks," Norman Reilly Raine's "Tugoat Annie," Guy Gilpatrick's "Glencannon," as well as serials for Kenneth Robert...
Canvas, Oil
World War II Naval Engagement
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right
Canvas, Oil
“We could sell that ship for forty thousand dollars!” The Lively Lady
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for “The Lively Lady” by Kenneth Roberts for The Saturday Evening Post, published March 21, 1931, page 18. The full caption reads: “We could sell that ship for fo...
Oil
Life Boat at Sea
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right. Inscribed Lower Right: Art Kane- To Nip Behrmann 1941 Magazine story illustration. Probably published by Saturday Even...
Canvas, Oil
$6,900
“Speak wi’ me after the plowing.” Illustration for The Saturday Evening Post
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Story illustration for “Toward the Millennium: When Adam Delved and Eve Span” by F. Britten Austin, published in The Saturday Even...
Canvas, Oil
World War II Naval Engagement
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed & Dated
Canvas, Oil
$7,900
"Mr. Gallup Delivers the Goods", Saturday Evening Post Illustration, Januar
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right Illustration for the Saturday Evening Post. The illustration depicts a man being booted off the ship. "Mr. Gallup Delivers the Goods" story was written by Norman Reilly Raine for the January 11, 1947 issue of Saturday Evening Post. The marine paintings by Anton Otto Fischer are as authoritative as only a working sailor could make them. Born in Munich, Germany but orphaned as a boy, Fischer ran away to sea at 16 and spent eight years before the mast on a variety of sailing ships. Paid off in New York, he stayed to apply for American citizenship and to teach seamanship on the school ship, "St. Mary's." He later served as a hand on racing yachts on Long Island Sound and worked as a model and handyman for the illustrator A.B. Frost. When he had saved enough money, he spent two years at the Academie Julian in Paris under Laurens. Returning to the United States, Fischer sold his first picture to Harper's Weekly in 1908, around the time he moves to Wilmington to receive critiques from Pyle. Everybody's magazine sent him the first of several Jack London stories. In 1910, he began a 48-year association with The Saturday Evening Post, which included illustrating seialized characters such as Peter B. Kyne's "Crappy Ricks," Norman Reilly Raine's "Tugoat Annie," Guy Gilpatrick's "Glencannon," as well as serials for Kenneth Robert...
Canvas, Oil
Trapped, Magazine Story Illustration showing a Naval Battle
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for “Trapped” by Alec Hudson for The Saturday Evening Post, published February 10, 1940, illustrated on pages 12-13. The full caption reads: “A depth charge...
Canvas, Oil
"Somewhere in France" Every Week Magazine Cover
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Appeared on the front page of the February 1918 issue of Every Week Magazine. A man looking at a map while smoking a pipe. Signed Lower Right.
Oil
Three Sailors
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed "A.O.F 19" Lower Left "Man & Woman in Disagreement" Long affiliated with The Saturday Evening Post (nearly 50 years), he did dozens of covers and much story art, most notably the long-running Tug-Boat Annie and with maritime painting, Fischer was more versatile than depicting the sail and dreadnaughts when given a chance. Still, he's best known for painting the sea, her beauty and her dangers (whether hurricanes or U-Boats). It's no surprise that his oils graced such titles as The Cruise of the Cachalot: Round the World After Sperm Whales, Treasure Island, The Mutineers, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea...
Canvas, Oil
Argument on the Dock
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Used as Advertisement in the Saturday evening Post Signed Lower Right
Oil
Formosa Patrol
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
USS Epperson (DD/DDE-719) was gearing-class destoryer names for United States Marine Corps Private Harold G. Epperson (19231944), who was posthumously awarded the medal of honor for his heroisn in the battle of Saipan. The U.S.S. Epperson was launched on 22 of December 1945 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. J. B. Epperson, mother of private Epperson; she was redesignated DDE-719 on 28 January 1948; completed by Bath Iron Works...
Canvas, Oil
Treasure Island
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed & Dated Lower Right by Artist
Oil
Dock Workers Unloading Freighter
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right
Canvas, Oil
Cargo Transfer
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right
Canvas, Oil
Fishermen Battling Heavy Seas
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right fishermen battling high seas
Canvas, Oil
Original Illustration for Moby Dick
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 28.00" x 22.00", Framed 34.00" x 28.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Original illustration for Moby Dick: 'To ...
Canvas, Oil
"The Pearl of Panama"
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Window 24.00" x 22.00" Image of an inspector at a crime scene aboard ship. Saturday Evening Post Illustration. Long affiliated with The Saturday Evening Post (nearly 50 years), he did dozens of covers and much story art, most notably the long-running Tug-Boat Annie and with maritime painting, Fischer was more versatile than depicting the sail and dreadnaughts when given a chance. Still, he's best known for painting the sea, her beauty and her dangers (whether hurricanes or U-Boats). It's no surprise that his oils graced such titles as The Cruise of the Cachalot: Round the World After Sperm Whales, Treasure Island, The Mutineers, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea...
Canvas, Oil
"The Yogi of West Ninth Street" SEP Illustration, 1935
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Sight Window 28.00" x 22.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right
Canvas, Oil
Whale Hunting
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed & Dated Lower Right
Canvas, Oil
Figures in Rowboat Alongside of Barg
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed & Dated Lower Right
Canvas, Oil
$675
H 20.75 in W 16.75 in D 0.5 in
"The Little One" - Rare Signed Figurative Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Little One" - Figurative Lithograph in Ink on Paper Bold lithograph by Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933). A young child is kneeling, facing away ...
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
$18,000
H 38.94 in W 32.94 in
Reflections of the Jungle /// Big Cat Tiger India Asia Wildlife Animal Painting
By Adolf Sehring
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Adolf Sehring (Russian/German-American, 1930-2015) Title: "Reflections of the Jungle" Series: Wildlife *Signed by Sehring lower right Circa: 1995 Medium: Original Oil Paintin...
Canvas, Paint, Oil
$1,375
H 22.25 in W 18.125 in D 0.75 in
Mothu et Doria: A 19th C. Lithograph from Les Maitres de l'Affiche by Steinlen
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed 19th century color lithograph entitled "Mothu et Doria" created by Theophile Alexandre Steinlen and published between 1896 and 1899 in Paris, France by Jules Cheret in his famous series of miniature colored stone lithographs of popular Belle Epoch posters...
Lithograph
$3,632Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 17.92 in
Antique oil painting, Boy Fleaing a Dog, Gerard ter Borch, Dutch golden age
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Gerard ter Borch (II) (1617-1681), copy after, around 1700 'Boy Fleas a Dog' Oil on canvas Professionally restored (cleaned and relined) In modern frame in 17th century style Dimensions excl. frame: 33 x 27,5 cm. Dimensions incl. frame: approx. 50 x 45,5 cm. Depcited is a boy busy fleaing a dog. The boy sits on a chair with the dog on his lap. On a table on the right there is a book and a pen. On a wooden bench lies the boy's hat. What is unique about this painting by Ter Borch, is the relationship that is depicted between human and animal. Mostly animals like dogs where depicted as an attribute in paintings in the 17th century, and sometimes used to symbolize certain character traits. This boy is lovingly caring for his dog, which he is giving his full attention. Another interesting detail is that Ter Borch's brother Moses, was probably the model for this painting. Ter borch often used family members as models for his paintings. Moses was also a very talented painter and draughtsman. Several copies of this work by Ter Borch are known. One of these copies is in the collection of the Dutch Rijksmuseum (Image included in the image gallery (last image)). The original painting is in the collection of the Alte Pinakothek museum in Munich, Germany. Gerard ter Borch, also known as Gerard Terburg, was a Dutch genre painter who lived in the Dutch Golden Age. He influenced fellow Dutch painters Gabriel Metsu...
Canvas, Oil
$1,204
H 19.49 in W 27.96 in
Joan Miró - MARAVILLAS CON VARIACIONES... Lithograph Contemporary Art Abstract
By Joan Miró
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Joan Miró - Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró VII Date of creation: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper Edition: 1500 Size: 49,5 x 71 cm Observations: Li...
Paper, Lithograph
Polar bear in a snowstorm in Greenland
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Emanuel Aage PETERSEN (1894 - 1948) Polar bear in a snowstorm Oil on canvas H. 70 cm; L. 100 cm Signed lower left Emanuel A. Petersen studied to...
Canvas, Oil
$600
H 27 in W 34 in
SUNBATHERS Signed Lithograph, Women in Bikinis, Sunglasses, Beach, Sailboats
By Robin Morris
Located in Union City, NJ
SUNBATHERS by the woman artist Robin Morris, is an original limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. SUNBATHERS depicts a two female sunbathers sitting in their lounge chairs on a sunny day at the beach wearing dark sunglasses, straw sun hats, and snazzy red and purple bikinis...
Lithograph
Marching on a Butterbur Leaf
By Yoshitomo Nara
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Lithograph, Linen, Paper
El Rio Grande
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut Year: 2023 Image Size: 18 x 24 inches Edition Size: 10 Image of a immigrants wading across the Rio Grande River at the border between Mexico and the United States. ...
Linocut
$731
H 16 in W 13 in
French Autumn Landscape with Bright Foliage and Figures in the Park Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autumn Landscape Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist oil on board unframed board: 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: great condition For more any more i...
Oil
Eye of the Storm
By Robert Deyber
Located in Greenwich, CT
Eye of the Storm is a lithograph on paper, 9.5 x 9 inches image size, and initialed 'BD' lower right. From the edition of 395, numbered 231/275 (there were also 100 Roman and 20 AP)....
Paper, Lithograph
ROSIGNANO DAWN (DIPTYCH)
By Massimo Vitali
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph on paper. Each stamped and numbered on verso. Edition of 120. Size: 35.5 x 27.5 inches (each); 35.5 x 55 inches (total). Artwork is in excellent condition. Certif...
Lithograph, Offset
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H 30 in W 21 in
Story illustration for “Smoke Bellew” by Jack London for Cosmopolitan Magazine
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for “Smoke Bellew” by Jack London for Cosmopolitan magazine, published January 1912, page 200. The full caption reads: “With much awkwardness and angry haste, the...
Oil, Canvas
Moby Dick Illustration
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for Moby Dick by Herman Melville, for the 1931 edition published by The John C. Winston Company. The full caption reads “The three harpoo...
Canvas, Oil
At Full Sail
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right. This oil on canvas featuring a ship at full sail measures 31.25" x 41.5" including the frame. It is in excellent condition and ready to hang. Anton Otto Fisher 1882 - 1962, German/American Best known for his Gloucester, Massachusetts fishing scenes, war convoys, and marine battle...
Oil
Ship at Sea
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil Painting Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right
Oil
Furling the Sails
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right
Oil, Board
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H 15.75 in W 11.25 in D 1 in
"Kunst-Anstalt fur Moderne Plakate" from Les Maitres de l'Affiche
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Hinsdale, IL
FISCHER, OTTO (1870 -1947) "Kunst-Anstalt fur Moderne Plakate" Original lithograph from "Les Maitres de L'Affiche" series Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris Bearing MDL stamp lower right, from issue #32, 1898. Plate #127 Unframed Size: 11 3/8 x 15 3/4” The "Les Maitres de l'Affiche" series was offered as a subscription series to collectors every month for 60 months, from December 1895 through November 1900. The "Maitres de l'Affiche," were issued as separate numbered sheets, referred to as "plates". They were numbered, with the printers name "Imprimerie Chaix," in the margin at the bottom left hand corner, "PL.1" to "PL.240." In the margin at the bottom right hand corner of each, is a blind embossed stamp from a design of Cheret's. The smaller format and the fact the "Maitres" were a paid subscription series, allowed Imprimerie Chaix to use the latest state of the art printing techniques, not normally used in the large format posters due to cost. A very high quality of paper was used, where as the large format posters were printed on lesser quality newsprint, due to cost and a short expected life span. This explains why the quality of the printing, in the "Maitres de l'Affiche," usually far exceeds that of their larger counterparts. "In 1896, the first year of the Jugendstil, or German Art Nouveau style...
Lithograph
A Day's Catch
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower right. Best known for his Gloucester, Massachusetts fishing scenes, war convoys, and marine battle scenes, Anton Fischer was born in Munich, G...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 22 in W 36 in
"Cape Horn Pilot, " Saturday Evening Post, December 14, 1940
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed and Dated "Cape Horn Pilot," depicting a ship in storm, story illustration for the Saturday Evening Post, Decemb...
Canvas, Oil
Merchant Vessel
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed and Dated
Canvas, Oil
Summer Seas
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Sheffield, MA
Anton Otto Fischer American 1882 - 1962) Summer Seas Oil on canvas 1945, signed 'Anton Otto Fischer' and dated lower right, Inscribed 'Summer Seas by Anton Otto Fischer' on the reverse. 26 x 32 in. W/frame 32 1/2 x 38 1/2 in. Best known for his Gloucester, Massachusetts fishing scenes, war...
Oil
Sailing Ship at Sea
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 13.00" x 18.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right
Canvas, Oil
Tavern Scene
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1928 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 22.00" x 26.00" Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right
Canvas, Oil