The FBI, who has a department dedicated to stolen art, took some credit in the painting's return to Ukraine, although the couple could have personally delivered it to the Ukrainian embassy themselves.
Thursday, September 12, 2019
The Return of Ivan the Terrible
The proposed sale of a painting by a couple in Connecticut has resulted in its return to the Ukraine, where it had been stolen by the Nazis in WWII, according to this story.
"Secret Departure of Ivan the Terrible Before The Oprichnina" had been looted by German troops from the Dnipropetrovsk Art Museum and then disappeared until discovered hanging on the wall of Gabby and David Tracy. Intending to offer it on auction, they contacted the Potomack Company auction house in Virginia. Anne Craner, a European art specialist there identified the work from a list of those stolen.
The FBI, who has a department dedicated to stolen art, took some credit in the painting's return to Ukraine, although the couple could have personally delivered it to the Ukrainian embassy themselves.
The FBI, who has a department dedicated to stolen art, took some credit in the painting's return to Ukraine, although the couple could have personally delivered it to the Ukrainian embassy themselves.
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