ANTON OTTO FISCHER, 2 oil paintings 1 Book , Original direct from his estate.

Description: Anton Otto Fischer (1882-1962) Collectors PackageGreat American Illustrator (see Bio) 2 Beautiful paintings directly from the Anton Otto Fischer estate.. Purchased on Auction represented by his surviving Niece in St Petersburg Florida. I signed AOF "Autumn Scene" Oil on Canvas 12" x 16" , Frame 15 1/2" x 19 1/2" Sanibel Island "Sanibel Flats" unsigned Marked study #14 on back 8" x 10" on board site 16" x 18 " Frame Original Carved Post WW2 style Moby Dick..Book Ink Signed by Otto Fischer to niece from Uncle Otto. Illustrator of this very famous notable book.1st edition 1st printing He was a longtime resident of Sanibel island Florida. Super package perfect for the serious collector. Great Investment.Provenance Perfect! From the family direct ! See pictures for condition. Paintings are like new even though over 65-75 years old estimate. BiographyEmigrating to the United States from Germany in 1897, Anton Otto Fischer (1882-1962) worked on ships until becoming a handyman and model for artist Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928). Contact with Frost clearly inspired Fischer to pursue a career in art, and in 1906 he went to Paris to study for two years with Jean Paul Laurens at the Académie Julian. Fischer returned to New York City in 1908, but relocated to Delaware after being enticed by the opportunity to study with the Brandywine School founder, Howard Pyle (1853-1911), who would leave a lasting impact on Fischer’s work for the entirety of his career.In 1910, Fischer sold his first illustration to Harper’s Weekly, and later that same year he was hired by The Saturday Evening Post, for whom he would work for over 40 years. He painted illustrations depicting women, children, domestic animals, and sports, but Fischer’s particular affinity and talents were for nautical themes of sailing and the sea, a style was closely developed from the idiom of his former teacher, Howard Pyle. Replete with quotations of Pyle’s majestic ships donning full sails and enlivened seas of choppy waves, these images convey energy and movement that perfectly assigned to an adventure narrative.The artist illustrated for the long running story, Tugboat Annie, and classic books such as Moby Dick, Treasure Island, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea are a few of his most notable. He illustrated for magazines like The Saturday Evening Post, for whom, Fischer painted both covers and story illustrations.[1]During World War II, Fischer’s affinity for marine painting translated easily to nautically themed propaganda posters. Before long he was honored as artist laureate of the United States Coast Guard. Fischer was sworn in as a lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard (despite his German heritage and anti-New Deal beliefs), where he documented the “heroic deeds of the Merchant Mariners and Coast Guardsmen.” [2]Fischer married artist Mary Ellen Sigsbee (1876-1960) and adopted her son, David (1906-1922), from a previous marriage to fellow Pyle student, William Balfour Ker (1877-1918). Sigsbee and Fischer had a daughter together in 1914, Katrina Sigsbee Fischer (1914-1998).Anton Otto Fischer was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 1996. Further esteem was bestowed upon him in 2011, when Friends of Historic Kingston hosted a lecture featuring Fischer's great-nephew, Andre Mele, honoring his memory. Today, a number of his drawings reside in the archives of the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.All can be locally viewed at our office in North Palm Beach Florida by appointment only ... Shipping ! Continental US only. Local pick up ok.

Price: 1850 USD

Location: North Palm Beach, Florida

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