"The painting, the long-lost Portrait of a Lady (Contessa Colleoni) by the Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi, was looted in the second world war. It was handed over on Wednesday to the Argentinian judiciary by the daughter of the late Nazi financier Friedrich Kadgien, Patricia Kadgien, who has been under house arrest with her husband since Tuesday. Prosecutors allege the couple tried to conceal the stolen artwork. They face a hearing on Thursday on charges of concealment and obstruction of justice."
"The Dutch newspaper AD traced the painting after a years-long investigation that took a breakthrough turn last week when one of its reporters found Kadgien's house in an online property listing in the seaside city of Mar del Plata. A photo in the listing showed the missing artwork last seen in 1946 and belonging to the Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker hanging above a sofa in the couple's living room. AD published its findings on 25 August."
Authorities in Argentina recovered an 18th-century Portrait of a Lady (Contessa Colleoni) by Giuseppe Ghislandi that was looted by the Nazis from Dutch Jewish dealer Jacques Goudstikker. Patricia Kadgien, daughter of Nazi financier Friedrich Kadgien, handed the painting to the Argentinian judiciary and has been placed under house arrest with her husband as prosecutors allege they tried to conceal the stolen work. A Dutch investigation traced the painting after a reporter found the couple's house in an online listing showing the missing work. A raid found the painting absent, two unlicensed firearms and phones; subsequent raids uncovered additional artworks now under analysis for wartime looting.
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