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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(Biography provided by The Illustrated Gallery)
Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Careless Word Needless Sinking WWII
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - A Careless Word... A Needless Sinking - featuring dynamic artwork by the Saturday Evening Post illustrator Anton Otto Fischer (1882...
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$300Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 30 in W 24 in D 0.01 in
Vintage Cold War Propaganda Poster "Khrushchev Wants You" by Rolly Crump
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage cold war propaganda poster - "Khrushchev Wants You" or "We'll Bury You" by Roland "Rolly" Crump, circa 1961. This is a very rare poster in great co...
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$900
H 28 in W 20.3 in D 0.1 in
BITS OF CARELESS TALK Original Vintage WWII World War USA Propaganda Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
BITS OF CARELESS TALK ARE PIECED TOGETHER BY THE ENEMY Authentic original vintage WWII poster Artist: Stevan Dohanos Condition: A- Dimensions: 20.3 x 28 in. / 51.5 x 71 cm. Circa: 19...
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$4,200
H 27.8 in W 20.1 in D 0.1 in
DON'T BE A JOB HOPPER Rare Original Vintage WWII War Propaganda Poster DISNEY
By Walt Disney
Located in Chicago, IL
DON'T BE A JOB HOPPER - STICK TO YOUR JOB! Rare authentic original antique vintage WWII poster Artist: Walt Disney Condition: B Dimensions: 20.1 x 27.8 in. / 51 x 70.6 cm. Circa: 19...
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$950
H 28.1 in W 20.1 in D 0.1 in
LEST WE PERISH Original Vintage Antique WWI World War Armenia Propaganda Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
LEST WE PERISH - AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR RELIEF IN THE NEAR EAST Authentic original antique vintage WWI poster Artist: Ethel Franklin Bettsbains Condition: A/A- Dimensions: 20.1 x 28....
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$850
H 40.2 in W 30 in D 0.1 in
FULL SPEED AHEAD! PRODUCE FOR YOUR NAVY Original Vintage World War WWII Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
FULL SPEED AHEAD! PRODUCE FOR YOUR NAVY - VICTORY BEGINS AT HOME! Authentic original vintage WWII poster Artist: Jon Whitcomb Condition: B+ Dimensions: 30 x 40.2 in. / 76.2 x 102.1 c...
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$1,200
H 39.8 in W 28.3 in D 0.1 in
LET'S GO! U.S. MARINES Original Vintage WWII World War Propaganda Poster 1941
Located in Chicago, IL
LET'S GO! U.S. MARINES Authentic original vintage WWII World War II recruiting propaganda poster Artist: Signature Illegible Condition: B Dimensions: 28.3 x 39.8 in. / 72 x 101 cm. C...
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$700
H 40.2 in W 30.3 in D 0.1 in
KEEP THESE OFF THE U.S.A. Original Vintage Antique WWI War Propaganda Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
KEEP THESE OFF THE U.S.A. - BUY MORE LIBERTY BONDS Authentic original antique vintage WWI poster Artist: John Norton Condition: A- Dimensions: 30.3 x 40.2 in. / 77 x 102 cm. Circa: 1...
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$3,500
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
ITS MY RIGHT TO FIGHT FOR AMERICA Original Vintage WWII War Propaganda Poster
By Robert Jones
Located in Chicago, IL
IT'S MY RIGHT TO FIGHT FOR AMERICA Rare authentic original vintage WWII poster Artist: Robert Jones Condition: A/A- Dimensions: 16 x 20 in. / 40.6 x 50.8 cm. Circa: 1944 Linen Backed...
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$900
H 31.9 in W 24.2 in D 0.1 in
CZECHOSLOVAKS CARRY ON Rare Original Vintage WWII World War Propaganda Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
CZECHOSLOVAKS CARRY ON Rare authentic original vintage WWII poster Artist: "P" Condition: A- Dimensions: 24.2 x 31.9 in. / 61.5 x 81 cm. Circa: 1942 Linen Backed The poster was roug...
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Rare Original Russian Propaganda poster 1945
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a rare original Russian propaganda poster of what looks like an eagle being shot down. 1945 print
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$675Sale Price|64% Off
H 31 in W 21.5 in D 1 in
Original Vintage Chinese Propaganda Poster, Support Agriculture..., 1969
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Shipped unframed to reduce shipping cost. An original vintage Chinese propaganda poster, "Support Agriculture Energetically" Shanghai Xinhua Bookstore Shenyang. Bright, vi...
Acrylic, Paper
$1,700
H 40 in W 29.75 in D 0.1 in
FACE THE FUTURE! WITH THE U.S. MARINES Original Vintage WWII World War Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
FACE THE FUTURE! WITH THE U.S. MARINES Authentic original vintage WWII World War II recruiting propaganda poster Artist: (Signature Illegible) Condition: B Dimensions: 29.75 x 40 in....
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"At Full Sail" by Anton Otto Fisher
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Wiscasset, 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...
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