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The case of the ship lost in a fog

An oil painting damaged by steam was considered a total loss by the owner.

By Tom Kirkpatrick | Updated on July 29, 2014

Recently, an adjuster asked an Enservio contents specialist to inspect and value a painting that had been exposed to steam when a hot water pipe burst. The adjuster stated the insured was claiming the painting was a total loss and though she agreed, she needed assistance with the valuation.

When the specialist inspected the painting, it was determined to be an oil on canvas by Antonio Jacobsen, a Dutch-born American maritime artist who had a prolific career painting 6,000 ship portraits from around 1872 to 1920.  Jacobsen is better known as the “Audubon of Steam Vessels.”

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