A stolen painting is back in the Netherlands. The Nazis stole the painting in 1940. The painting is called Portrait of a young girl. The artist Toon Kelder painted it.
The painting hung in the hallway of a granddaughter. Her grandfather was Hendrik Seyffardt. He was a general in the Waffen-SS. He worked with the Nazis in the Second World War.
An art detective named Arthur Brand found the painting. A relative of the family gave him a tip. The relative feels shame about the history. He wants to give the painting back.
The painting belonged to Jacques Goudstikker in the past. He was a Jewish art dealer. Hermann Göring took his art collection away. The Nazis probably sold the painting after that.
The granddaughter says: I knew nothing about the theft. She got the painting from her mother. Now the family talks about the return. The heirs of Goudstikker want the painting back.
