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Painting stolen by the Nazis surfaces in the Netherlands thanks to a man who was unaware he was a descendant of an SS general

13 May 2026 at 12:25

A painting by the artist Toon Kelder (Rotterdam, 1894-1973), titled Portrait of a Young Woman, stolen by the Nazis from the renowned art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, has surfaced at the home of the granddaughter of Hendrik Alexander Seyffardt, a Dutch general who commanded the Netherlands Volunteer Legion during World War II, a Waffen-SS unit that fought on the Eastern Front. A descendant of Seyffardt, unaware of the relationship, made the painting’s existence public through Arthur Brand, nicknamed the “art detective.”

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The stolen painting by Toon Kelder.
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