Comments on: Anton Otto Fischer

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:37:09 +0000

I am trying to locate a site to view and possible purchase the print ” To The Rescue”. It depicts as Coast Guard crew rowing out to a vessel in distress.
This image is also on a U.S. Coast Guard coin.

Thanks for any assitance
Mike

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 28 May 2011 12:35:58 +0000

I am looking for a print of a painting entitled “To the Rescue” by Anton Fischer. Would anyone know where I might be able to obtain this. Thank you

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:31 +0000

I am looking for a print of a painting by Anton Otto Fischer named “To The Rescue” Would anyone know where I might find one. Thank you.

By: P

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:36:41 +0000

Help…Anyone know how to find out what a Painting was worh like 20 years ago? Is there a website or and institue of some sort that we can contact to find out. Thanks to all.

By: Serge Henriot

Serge Henriot — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:51:59 +0000

Hello from France !
I really like what Anton Otto Fischer painted in his life.
Unfortunatly, I have no painting from him, but I have a book, Focs’le Days , dated 1947 with a nice ink drawing of a sailship in the see on the title page.
The drawing is signed,”Best regards, Anton Otto Fisher ” and it mesures 5 inches high and 10 inches wide.
To imagine what it looks like, see the above picture of the 1932 12 03 issue, just with black straights., strong waves and seagulls in the sky.
It’s a wonderful Fischer sailship, and I’m really proud of it.

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:52:41 +0000

My Mom has a Fischer painting that was inherited from her father in law, Earl Wilson, who worked for the advertising branch of SEP. My father said it was on a cover but I could find it among any of your listings. It is of shirtless men, perhaps mideastern, rowing a boat under duress of weather and master. This painting was given to Mr, Wilson as a gift.
Any information that you may have would be welcome.

By: gary westermann

gary westermann — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:07:32 +0000

i am trying to get a print of an oil painting that was a centerfold of a post magazine in the mid 40″s. It was a new england winter scene of a farm with mountains in the background. kids riding in a horse drawn wagon, someone dragging a christmas tree across a field. and there was a town in the background. it was probably a winter or christmas issue.

By: John

John — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 22:09:29 +0000

I have recently acquired an AOF painting titled: “Sinking of Merlina” I believe it was an illustration for a SEP story but nothing comes up when I search the title. Any information would be most helpful.

Thanks

John

By: Bonnie B.

Bonnie B. — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:06:21 +0000

I have a picture fitting the same description as that of Lisa Sims above. Mine is, however, not an oil painting, but could possibly be water colors. I’ve often wondered about it, because it has been in our family for many years. I finally got around to doing some research on the artist, which led me to your website. Is it possible that this picture is worth something, or is it merely a reproduction of an oil painting?

By: Pete Lothrop

Pete Lothrop — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:29:00 +0000

Diana – I enjoyed reading your article about Anton Otto Fischer. It was particularly interesting to me as the U.S. Navy Commander that you cited, “Lincoln Lothrop”, was my grandfather. The two young lads mentioned in the letter must have been my father and his brother. The two brothers were the “lads” pasting Anton Otto Fischer pictures on their walls. They both had a love for the sea and both joined the navy. My father entered the Naval Academy in the late thirties. He and several friends started the Academy sailing team. Following graduation, my father served on several Navy Destroyers, fought in WWII, rose through the ranks and, at one point, was the Executive Officer of the Battleship Wisconsin (BB-64). And it all started with a love for the sea and pictures by Anton Otto Fischer.

By: Lisa Sims

Lisa Sims — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:07:46 +0000

I have come across an Anton Otto Fisher painting
I think it is painted was hanging in a frame in my
fathers basement. It has 1933 and signature in lower
right corner. It is of clay colored rocks with waves splashing
looking for information regarding.

By: ken heinrich

ken heinrich — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:36:48 +0000

I have an Anton Otto Fischer painting dated 1930 depicting a man pointing a gun at eight other angry men in a small sail boat at sea with two sharks in the water near the boat. The painting was handed down to me through the family and I am trying to get information about the painting. There is no title on the back.

By: Susan S.

Susan S. — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:02:54 +0000

I have one of Anton’s paintings. On the back it is labeled “A Goboto Night”. Do you have any information about this painting?

Is that first painting above painted by Anton or Amos Fischer?

By: Cindy W.

Cindy W. — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:35:06 +0000

I am researching a painting signed Anton Fischer lower right corner. The theme is a hunter walking in a hilly clearing who is approaching his dog (mottled white. pointer?). There are lovely fall colors in the surrounding trees (a large reddish tree in background takes center stage) and a trademark “turqoise” sky. We think it appeared on the cover of the Sat. Even. Post around early/mid 1940′s. Does anyone know of this piece or have suggestions for getting valid info? Thank you.

By: Priscilla

Priscilla — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:54:27 +0000

I have seen a beautiful painting of a Boat with Marbelhead on it by this Artist. Are these paintings worth a lot of money.

By: Diana Denny

Diana Denny — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:59:18 +0000

The only information I can find states that Fischer served as a lieutenant commander on the Coast Guard cutter, Campbell. I can’t rule out the USS Hunter Liggett, but I find no information at this time connecting Fischer with that ship. At least one other Post cover artist, Mead Schaeffer, who did many WWII covers, was often a guest on a PT Boat or coast guard patrol boat, but again, I see no particulars connecting him with the ship in question. Not ruling it out! Just can’t confirm. Diana Denny, Archives

By: Kathy williams

Kathy williams — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:23:56 +0000

Did Mr Fischer serve aboard the USS Hunter Liggett in 1944? My Grandfather, Edward E Hahn Jr. used to tell us of a well-known artist on his ship at that period.

By: Sammie Justesen

Sammie Justesen — Sat, 02 May 2009 05:34:24 +0000

What wonderful artwork! I long for the days when magazine covers could be framed instead of hidden from the children. Excellent write-up about the artist!