Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader’s family

An artwork looted by the Nazis from the renowned Goudstikker collection has resurfaced in the home of descendants of a notorious Dutch SS collaborator, according to an art detective. Portrait of a Young Girl, by the Dutch artist Toon Kelder, is believed to have hung for decades in the home of Hendrik Seyffardt’s family, Arthur Brand said, describing it as “the most bizarre case of my entire career”. The case has drawn parallels to a find that made global headlines in 2025, when an 18th-century Nazi-looted painting – also from the collection of the late Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker – featured in a property ad in Argentina . In the Dutch case, Brand said he was approached by a man who had recently uncovered two disturbing family secrets: he was descended from Seyffardt and his family had displayed looted art for years. The relative, who wanted to remain anonymous, told Brand he had seen the painting hanging in the hallway of Seyffardt’s granddaughter. Seyffardt, one of the highest-ranking Dutch collaborators with the Nazis, commanded a Waffen-SS unit of volunteers on the eastern front before being assassinated by resistance fighters in 1943. A Nazi state funeral was held for him in The Hague, with a wreath sent by Adolf Hitler. According to Brand, Seyffardt’s granddaughter initially said the painting was “Jewish looted art, stolen from Goudstikker. It is unsellable. …