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    1. CastelPlage on

      > The painting was part of the collection owned by Jewish-Dutch art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, who died in an accident on board the ship that was to take him to freedom when the Germans invaded in 1940.

      > The Nazis confiscated many of his works of art and sold them off to high-ranking officials for much less than they were worth, including A Lady’s Portrait, dating from the 17th century.

      > The descendants of Goudstikker, who have successfully retrieved some 202 works of art back from the Dutch state in 2007, and who are also targeting private individuals, have said they will reclaim the painting.

      > “My search for the artworks owned by my father-in-law Jacques Goudstikker started at the end of the 90s and I won’t give up,” Marei von Saher, 81, told the paper. “My family aims to bring back every single artwork robbed from Jacques’ collection and restore his legacy.”

      Absolutely awful. I hope that the family is successful in getting it back.

    2. Numerous_Ad_6276 on

      “[Friedrich] Kadgien – described by US interrogators as “not a true Nazi” but “a snake of the lowest sort””

      It would seem this trait has been transferred down genetically to subsequent generations.

    3. machamanos on

      2 sides to the same coin. We made up “left and right.” Why should I let either side shame me with their morality standards?

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