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4 looted paintings sold back to Netherlands

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- The U.S. heirs to a major collection of art looted by the Nazis and finally returned after years of legal wrangling have sold four paintings back to the Dutch government for $4 million and donated a fifth work.

Marei von Saher, heir to the "Goudstikker Collection," said that she wanted to show her gratitude in particular to a professor who headed an independent Dutch commission on Nazi-era claims.

Rudi Ekkart's recommendation led to the return of around 200 paintings worth an estimated $79 million to $110 million.
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