Comments on: The Case of the Missing Painting

By: howard

howard — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 03:20:26 +0000

Does anyone have any info on a painting by Anton Fischer called “Into The Night”?

By: Ben Frederick III

Ben Frederick III — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:10 +0000

This painting was in the conference room of my family’s real estate business for over 20 years. My grandfather started the company in 1916. He was in the property management business. The story I always heard was that he found it, left behind be a tenant that had moved out (or been evicted). Remember, 1916 was a terrible economy when a lot of businesses went under.

Many clients enjoyed this painting when they came to visit my office. I always enjoyed the facial expressions and we often conversed about what the men would be thinking and saying; wondering if they were negotiating a real estate deal on the islands!

Kudos to Susan Geer-Smith for taking the time and effort to research this history of this painting. I admire her tenacity, curiousity, and respect for history.

By: Susan S.

Susan S. — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:15:59 +0000

Wow, that’s awesome Diana! Thank you so much for running this story. You did a great job. I feel very lucky to own “The Goboto Night” painting. Once it is restored it will be even more beautiful. Looking at It makes me want to own more of them. Anton was such a great painter. Anyone that owns one of his paintings should consider themselves very lucky to have owned a piece of his history.

By: Verna Bryant

Verna Bryant — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:37:12 +0000

I always enjoy the interesting true stories in the Saturday Evening Post. I have loved reading it for many, many years!