Art restitution

Art Gallery of Ontario returns van Kessel still life to David family

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Art Gallery of Ontario returns van Kessel still life to David family — artwork or case documentation from the linked image source.
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The AGO restituted Still Life with Flowers, attributed to Jan van Kessel the Elder, to Dagobert and Martha David’s family. Research established a sale under duress during the German occupation of Belgium.

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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