Canada Museum to return Nazi loot
November 10 2014
Picture: The Hamilton Spectator
The Art Gallery of Hamilton in Ontario has found that the above portrait by Johannes Verspronck was stolen by the Nazis in 1940. They are returning it to the heirs of Alma Salomonsohn. More here.
Update - the first version of this post linked to a news outlet with an incorrect illustration.
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