Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen  (1850 - 1921)

Antonio Jacobsen
Would love to know where the painting of "The Orange", a tugboat, is

Interest in Antonio Jacobsen
Once owned the painting "The Orange" and would like to know it's whereabouts.

19th Century Ship/Boat/Tugs Investigation
Over the last few weeks, I have been doing some intense research of some of the painters during the shipbuilding era of the 1800's into 1900's.

Call me wrong, but it is a question that needs a concrete answer... Why is it that in the late 1800's, the great artist of these portraits seemed to meet at Jacobsen's home in New Jersey frequently, and that over thousands of paintings have gone unknown to its whereabouts. Furthermore, why is it so hard to depict an original "unsigned" painting of it true "original artist"

There is an ANTIQUES ROADSHOW investigation of a original painting, but many had different beliefs of who the "real" artist was.

Since Jacobsen also did tugs... his work mimics that of James & John Bard.

Questions that need to be answered, as it looks now.. looks like the fine art community may have been duped by a bunch of really great artist but who all worked on the same level and signed off on the ones they liked.

~Bill~

interested in family background
My husband and family are
Jacobsens.
My son is an architect and they just finished the new entrance to Bellevue in New York
My husband was not a painter but an excellent cartoonist.
My brother in law also a painter, but no where near the class of Antonio.
Is Jacobsen Antonios real family name?

From Sail to Steam
I have a Jacobsen oil painting of the Assyrian Monarch, which I would love to learn more about.

But what just caught my attention is that a book about Jacobsen that I have is not mentioned in the list of book references here.

It is "From Sail to Steam: The Story of Antonio Jacobsen, Marine Artist" written by Anita Jacobsen and published in 1972. I have number copy #548 of a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Anita Jacobsen got much of the info for the book from Jacobsen's son, Alphonse Jacobsen and there are some fasicinating tidbits in it. For instance, while I knew his family made violins, I didn't know that he was named Antonio after Stradivarious, Nicolo after Amati, and Gasparo after Bartolotti da Salo, the three great violin makers of the world.

Family Tugboat Line
My great great grandfather founded "Shamrock Towing" in NY harbor in the 1870's. We understand that there are approximately 12 Antonio Jcobsen paintings of the tugs of which our family has three. All of the tugs are named after members of the McGuirl family, as in "Patrick McGuirl", "Mae McGuirl" or "Joeseph McGuirl". My family has been in the tug & barge and shipping business ever since 1860 and we have been searching for the missing painting for many years, I would be interested in any of the others that can be found.

Family painting lost because of family misunderstanding
The Macheca Bros Line in New Orleans had 10 ships painted by Jacobsen between 1889 and 1899. Six of the paintings are still in the family. One was sold to a dealer in St Louis. He sold it to a Dr. and does not know the history of the family of the line. We would like to buy it back but if not , we think he should know it's history, If it is the "Wanderer" it has a fascinating history connected to slavery, running guns and the Mafia. You can tell a Macheca ship by the Maltese ( square white cross on black ground) The cross flies along with British Registry flags and the U.S. flag. The Maltese Cross is also on the stack. It would be steam-sail.

Stolen Jacobsen Family Painting
I am interested in recovering a Jacobsen painting that was stolen from our home. Jacobsen painted my great uncle's ship in NY upon which he received his Captain's papers approx 1909,ship Ticondoroga (not sure of spelling)can verify writing on back & have photos,missing since 10/92