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

Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHenry MooreArthur Brand'Portrait of a Young Girl' is believed to have been sold during an auction in 1940A 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.Seyffardt was a Dutch general who commanded a Waffen-SS unit of volunteers on the eastern front before he was assassinated by resistance fighters in 1943.Shortly after learning he was related to Nazi collaborator, the man approached his grandmother to ask about the painting's history.She is said to have told him it had been purchased during World War Two and that it was "Jewish looted art, stolen from Goudstikker. It is unsellable. Don't tell anyone."The family, which changed their name at the end of the war, have admitted being in possession of the painting but denied knowing its true origin, according to a statement to Dutch media.Painting looted by Nazis has vanished again, say Argentine policeAfter learning of the painting's history, the family member contacted Brand through an intermediary, believing the only way for it to be returned was for the story to be made public.The family member told Dutch outlet De Telegraaf: "I feel ashamed. The painting should be returned to the heirs of Goudstikker....