With the advance of US troops during the Battle of the Bulge, known in English-speaking countries as the “Battle of the Bulge,” Luxembourg was not only freed from the yoke of Nazi occupation, but also from one or two art treasures. Now a painting by Belgian artist Jacobus Albertus Michael Jacobs, also known as Jacob Jacobs, has surfaced in the United States, believed to have been stolen from a house in Echternach by an art-loving GI during or after the battle.
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At least that’s what the Chicago Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) assumes, which is now looking for the rightful owner of the work of art. The fact that the change of ownership of the painting must not have been completely legal is explained by the special responsibility of the FBI Crime Team, which was founded in 2004 after the looting of the Iraqi National Museum a year earlier. According to the company, more than 20,000 art objects have been found in these 20 years.
The painting shows a scene at sea. Photo: FBI
Anyone with information about the owner of the image is asked to email [email protected].
About the painter
Jacobus Albertus Michael Jacobs, known as Jacob Jacobs, born May 19, 1812 in Antwerp, was a Belgian painter of landscapes and seascapes in the Romantic style. Jacobs studied with Gustaf Wappers and Ferdinand de Braekeleer at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. He continued his studies in Leuven, where he was influenced by the works of Ludolf Bakhuizen and Adriaen van de Velde. In 1845 he was among the Belgian artists who illustrated Hendrik Conscience’s “History of Belgium”.
Portrait of the Belgian painter Jacob Jacobs. Foto: Sepia Times/Universal Images Gro
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2024-04-08 11:47:38