{"product_id":"draft-pair-of-original-water-colors-german","title":"Original German WWII Pair of Double-Sided Armored Vehicle Artwork - Watercolor \u0026 Sketches - Formerly  A.A.F. Tank Museum","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Items : One-of-a-kind Set. This wonderful pair of German WWII double-sided armored vehicle art pieces came to us from the American Armoured Foundation, Inc. Tank and Ordnance Memorial Museum. The AAF Tank Museum was a living memorial dedicated to the Tank and Cavalry soldiers of the world. Before 1981 some of the artifacts that make up the AAF Tank Museum was a private collection belonging to Mr. William Gasser. Mr. Gasser felt that his collection would be beneficial in educating present and future generations to the sacrifices made and the technologies gained during war. Therefore, in 1981 the AAF Tank Museum was established as a non-profit charitable organization, and Mr. Gasser's donated his private collection to the Tank Museum. Mr. Gasser is still active as Volunteer Director and Curator of the Tank Museum and his knowledge of military history has been a great asset to the museum. Unfortunately after 20 years of operation it had to close its doors, which is when this set was acquired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThankfully, we received the original museum tags of the artwork, which does a great job of describing them. Also included are scanned copies of the reverse of each, so that both sides can be displayed at the same time. The first piece measures approximately 10 3\/4\"W  x 17\"H, and the tag reads as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAr.18.077-.078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1938 dated, German, military, 2 sided, original artist\u003cbr\u003epainted, black and white water color painting of a\u003cbr\u003eW.W.II Period, German, Schwere Panzerspähwagen\u003cbr\u003eSd.Kfz. 231 (8-rad), Armored Car. The artist is unknown.\u003cbr\u003ePaint on the reverse side is a color watercolor painting\u003cbr\u003eof a W.W.II period, German, Half-Track towing a large\u003cbr\u003eField Gun. Painted by the artist: \"Zisghler (?)\".\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have unfortunately not been able to find any information on this painter, and it's possible that after WWII they stopped painting entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second piece measures approximately 11 5\/8\"H x 16 1\/2\"W, and is described as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAr.18.079-.080\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eW.W.II period, German, military, 2 sided, original artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epainted, color watercolor painting of a chart of various\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eW.W.II period, German, armored fighting vehicles. The\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eartist is unknown. On the reverse side is a black and\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewhite watercolor painting of a W.W.II period, German,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfantry battle scene (that is unfinished). The artist is\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eunknown.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth pieces are in very good condition, though they do show some age toning and tears on the edges. These would look great mounted in some double sided frames.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome great German WWII armored vehicle artwork, ready to display!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41087970213957,"sku":"ONSV23AAF016","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV23AAF016__01.jpg?v=1709311713","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/draft-pair-of-original-water-colors-german","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}