Description:
Anton Otto Fischer (American, 1882-1962)
Fire Aboard Ship
Signed "ANTON OTTO FISCHER" l.r., titled and dated ".../c. 1925" on a label from Schoonover Studios Ltd., Wilmington, Delaware, affixed to the back of the frame.
Oil on canvas, 20 x 40 in. (50.8 x 101.6 cm),framed.
Condition: A few small areas of retouch, primarily to l.l. edge.
Provenance: The estate of Justin L. Cobb III, Massachusetts.
N.B. The lot is accompanied by clippings of the work from two previous auction catalogs and the previous owner's catalog card.
Estimate $700-900
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Schoonover Studios Ltd., Justin L. Cobb III, WilmingtonRobin S.R. Starr
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