The Tramp Steamer

Catalog no. 0000600

MediumOil on Canvas
Size28 Inches x 36 Inches
SignedSigned LR: Anton Otto Fischer
Date1944

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About the artist

Born into extreme poverty in Regensburg, Germany in 1882, Fischer escaped to sea and served in a variety of merchant sail and steam vessels. He finally made his way ashore in New York at the turn of the century where he applied as a model and handyman for the well known American illustrator A.B. Frost. Frost’s influence led Fischer to Paris where he began studying art at the Acadamie Julien (where he barely missed his contemporary, Arthur Briscoe). Supporting himself as racing crew aboard pleasure yachts, he developed the artistic style and creative sense of purpose that became his…

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