17th century painting looted by Nazis to be returned by Tate Britain

Tate Britain is returning a 17th-century painting by Henry Gibbs to the family of Jewish Belgian art collector Samuel Hartveld, as recommended by the Spoliation Advisory Panel due to it being looted by Nazis during World War II. Hartveld left the painting behind when fleeing Antwerp in 1940, and although he survived the war, he never recovered his lost art collection, which is believed to be scattered among European galleries. The return of the painting to Hartveld’s great-grandchildren is a significant victory after it was purchased by Tate Britain in 1994 from Galerie Jan de Maere in Brussels, following the collection’s sale by Rene van den Broeck for a minimal amount.

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