Unfair Fight, by Anton Otto Fischer (February 23, 1882 - March 26, 1962) During World War II he was made the artist laureate of the United States Coast Guard. 1940's. 28" x 22" oil on canvas relined, cleaned and varnished. A magazine illustration; a surfaced submarine checking out their torpedo damage to the sailing ship in 3" frame and liner.

LOT NOTES:
Born in Germany and orphaned at any early age, he ran away at the age of 15 to escape being forced into priesthood. He came to America as a deck hand on a German vessel. He sacrificed two months’ pay to obtain his freedom and then went on to sail on American ships for three years. For a fourteen-month period in 1905-1906, he worked as a model and general handyman for artist Arthur Burdette Frost. He went to Paris in October 1906 and studied for two years with Jean Paul Laurens at the Academie Julian, spending summers painting landscapes in Normandy. Fischer returned to New York City in January 1908. After being influenced by Howard Pyle, he moved to Wilmington, Delaware where he established a studio at 1110 Franklin Street. Pyle helped him transform his firsthand knowledge into pictorial drama, but had little success in enlivening his lead-colored palette. He freelanced in “subject pictures,” or illustrations telling a human interest story that were in popular magazines of the day.

Very fine condition