Koen Pyl. Collection

Kazerne Dossin Research Centre This collection contains two small paintings which have been signed by a certain H. Hofbauer. One painting contains a pear, the other one contains cherries. Also in this collection is the wedding book of Petrus Pyl. Koen Pyl is the grandson of Petrus Pyl. In 1942, Petrus lived at Euterpastraat 17 in Berchem, Antwerp. Presumably, after a raid in either the Euterpastraat or in the Diksmuidelaan nearby, Petrus Pyl looted two small paintings signed by a certain H. Hofbauer from a Jewish family in 1942.