The secret behind the painting 'Portrait of a Young Girl', looted by the Nazi army, is revealed

A renowned art detective has succeeded in uncovering the dark past of the painting 'Portrait of a Young Girl', which was looted by the Nazi army in Germany and secretly hidden for decades in the home of a Dutch SS general.

Accordingly, arrangements are currently underway to return this painting, created by the Dutch artist Toon Kelder, to its rightful owners, the heirs of the Jewish family.

Private detective Arthur Brand, known as the 'Indiana Jones of the art world', uncovered information about this rare painting through a member of General Hendrik Seyffardt's family. This individual, deeply remorseful that his family members possessed a painting looted by the Nazi army, revealed this secret to Arthur Brand through a broker. Among the members of that lineage, who had even changed their family name after World War II, this painting was maintained as a secret inheritance that could never be sold.

After examining a label affixed to the back of this painting, Brand was able to confirm that it belonged to the collection of the Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker. Goudstikker died on a ship in 1940 while fleeing the Nazi army, and his art collection was subsequently acquired by Hermann Göring, a high-ranking officer in the German army. Later, at an auction, General Hendrik Seyffardt purchased it and passed it on to his relatives as a family heirloom.

The general's family heirs have stated that they were previously unaware of such a serious history behind the painting. The family has now handed over the painting to the detective, and arrangements are being made for its official handover through the lawyers of Jacques Goudstikker's heirs. For Arthur Brand, who has previously recovered numerous lost works by artists such as Picasso and Van Gogh, this incident marks another significant achievement in his professional career.