Argentine prosecutors placed Patricia Kadgien and her husband under house arrest while investigating a missing 17th-century painting believed to have been taken by her father, former Nazi official Friedrich Kadgien. The painting, "Portrait of a Lady" by Giuseppe Vittore Ghislandi, originally belonged to Dutch-Jewish dealer Jacques Goudstikker before the Nazi takeover of his Amsterdam gallery in May 1940. Dutch archives list the work as passing to a Berlin man named Kadgien. The painting was missing for about 80 years until it was spotted in a real estate ad for a home linked to Patricia Kadgien. Raids failed to locate the work, but investigators recovered two other likely 19th-century paintings. The couple faces questioning for obstructing the investigation and potential charges of concealment of theft in the context of genocide.
Argentine prosecutors on Tuesday announced they have placed the daughter of a former Nazi official and her husband under house arrest in the case of a missing 17th-century painting believed to have been stolen by her father decades ago. The painting "Portrait of a Lady" belonged to Dutch-Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker before the Nazi takeover of his prominent Amsterdam gallery as Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940.
Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad last week said they spotted the painting while searching for stolen artwork from the Netherlands. But Argentine authorities have failed to locate the piece since raiding Patricia Kadgien's home. Authorities then carried out new raids on Monday to find the painting, officials said, at homes linked to Kadgien and the couple's relatives, where investigators found two other paintings presumably dating back to the 1800s.
Patricia Kadgien and her husband were ordered to remain under house arrest for 72 hours starting Monday and will be questioned for obstructing the investigation to locate the painting, officials said. The couple will be summoned for a hearing before Thursday, the official said, where they are expected to be charged with "concealment of theft in the context of genocide."
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