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Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants

A painting stolen from a Jewish art collector by the Nazis during World War Two has been found in the home of descendants of a notorious Dutch SS collaborator, an art detective has said.

Portrait of a Young Girl, by Dutch artist Toon Kelder, is believed to have hung for decades in the home of Hendrik Seyffardt's family, Arthur Brand said.

It had belonged to Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, who died while fleeing the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, leaving behind a collection of more than 1,000 paintings.

The case was brought to Brand's attention by a man who told him he was a descendant of Seyffardt and that he was "disgusted" to learn his family had kept the artwork for years.

Nazi-looted artwork surfaces with Dutch collaborator's heirs

A Nazi-looted painting from a famed Dutch collection has surfaced in the home of decendents of a senior Nazi collaborator. The painting’s wherabouts became known after a relative discovered the truth.

A Nazi-looted painting has resurfaced in the Netherlands after being identified in the possession of descendants of notorious Dutch Nazi collaborator Hendrik Seyffardt.

Seyffardt's descendants are believed to have displayed the painting in a private home for decades. It was stolen from the famous collection of the Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker.

A family member who uncovered its origins has spoken out and called for its return to Goudstikker's heirs.

Painting Stolen by the Nazis Finally Found After Shock Family Secret Exposed

A painting looted by the Nazis during World War II has resurfaced in the possession of the descendants of one of the Netherlands’ most infamous SS collaborators after a family member exposed the secret. The artwork, Portrait of a Young Girl, by Dutch painter Toon Kelder, was part of the renowned collection owned by Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker before it was seized by Adolf Hitler’s second-in-command, Hermann Göring, after Goudstikker fled Europe in 1940. Art detective Arthur Brand said the painting had apparently hung for decades inside the family home of Hendrik Seyffardt, a top Dutch Waffen-SS commander assassinated by resistance fighters in 1943. Brand said a relative contacted him after discovering both his family connection to Seyffardt and the painting’s history. The relative told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf: “I feel ashamed. The painting should be returned to the heirs of Goudstikker.” According to Brand, Seyffardt’s granddaughter allegedly acknowledged the work was “Jewish looted art” and warned: “It is unsellable. Don’t tell anyone.” Brand later traced the painting through a 1940 Nazi-era auction catalog after finding a Goudstikker label and the number “92” carved into the frame. Police cannot force the return of the painting to the Goudstikker family, as the theft has passed the statute of limitations.

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