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Looted Goudstikker Portrait Found, Statute Bars Restitution

5/11/2026

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The painting was found hanging for decades in Hendrik Seyffardt’s descendants’ home.
Arthur Brand identified it as Jacques Goudstikker’s “Portrait of a Young Girl” and linked it to 1940 auction where Goering’s agents sold item 92.
Lawyers for Goudstikker’s heirs declared the artwork looted and demanded its restitution.
Dutch police said the case is outside the statute of limitations, preventing the Restitution Committee from compelling private holder to return the painting.

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Story summary

The painting was found hanging for decades in Hendrik Seyffardt’s descendants’ home.
Arthur Brand identified it as Jacques Goudstikker’s “Portrait of a Young Girl” and linked it to 1940 auction where Goering’s agents sold item 92.
Lawyers for Goudstikker’s heirs declared the artwork looted and demanded its restitution.
Dutch police said the case is outside the statute of limitations, preventing the Restitution Committee from compelling private holder to return the painting.