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Compensation for half a painting looted by Nazis

August 16, 2011 10:25
The Marriage of Tobias and Sarah

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Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

The daughter-in-law of an influential Jewish art dealer whose property was seized during the Holocaust has agreed to a compensation deal over half a painting.

Marei von Sajer's lawyers said she had agreed to a settlement with the Hague authorities over "The Marriage of Tobias and Sarah" a painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen.

She will receive around £880,000 and in return the painting will be given to the Bredius Museum for public display.

However her claim was only for the left side of the painting, as the image was split into two fragments and only restored in 1996.