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Fishing Scene With Tarpon & Sharks
Fishing Scene With Tarpon & Sharks
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Fishing Scene With Tarpon & Sharks

Artist Anton Otto Fischer (American, born Germany, 1882 - 1962)
Date1928
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsFrame: 31 1/4 x 39 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (79.38 x 99.7 x 5.72 cm)
Sight: 23 1/4 x 31 1/4 in. (59.06 x 79.38 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineThe Florida Art Collection, Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers
Object number2020.18.506
Collections
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