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Anton Otto Fischer (American, 1882-1962) Formosa Patrol 18-1/2 x 42 in. (47 x 106.6 cm.) image 1
Anton Otto Fischer (American, 1882-1962) Formosa Patrol 18-1/2 x 42 in. (47 x 106.6 cm.) image 2
Lot 105

Anton Otto Fischer
(American, 1882-1962)
Formosa Patrol
18-1/2 x 42 in. (47 x 106.6 cm.)

5 June 2013, 13:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$2,500 inc. premium

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Anton Otto Fischer (American, 1882-1962)

Formosa Patrol
depicting the U.S.S. Epperson after engaging enemy shipping in the Formosa Strait. Painted as an illustration for the Saturday Evening Post.
signed lower left "Anton Otto Fischer"
oil on canvas
18-1/2 x 42 in. (47 x 106.6 cm.)

Footnotes

USS Epperson (DD/DDE-719) was a Gearing-class destroyer named for United States Marine Corps Private Harold G. Epperson (1923–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Saipan.

The U.S.S. Epperson was launched on 22 December 1945 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. J. B. Epperson, mother of Private Epperson; she was redesignated DDE-719 on 28 January 1948; completed by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; and commissioned on 19 March 1949, with Commander T. H. W. Connor in command.

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