Arthur Brand

"It's amazing. It's the best news we could have got."

"We will see more of this because if you are able to hit the Louvre, thieves all around the world are watching that, thinking, 'Wow' - and then they think, 'Don't we have a local museum with gold and silver?'"

"I feel ashamed. The painting should be returned to the heirs of Goudstikker."

"The discovery was stunning, describing it as the most bizarre case of my entire career."

"For decades, the family, who of course bear no personal guilt for Seyffardt's own crimes, had the opportunity to do the right thing and return this painting."