"Records from 1946 indicate the painting's last owner was Göring's senior aide Friedrich Kadgien, who moved to Argentina after the war. Authorities listed the artwork as missing, but the trail went cold - until Kadgien's daughter put her Argentine property in Mar del Plata up for sale, and the brochure photographer captured the painting in the background. Dutch journalists spotted the masterpiece in the online brochure and attempted to make contact with Kadgien's daughter before informing the local police."
"However, they appear to have acted too late. The artwork is reportedly no longer on display and wasn't recovered in the raid. "The painting is not in the house," prosecutor Carlos Martínez told local media, adding that in its place was a tapestry. "It's clear that where we found a tapestry before, not long ago, there was something else," an investigator commented."
A 17th-century painting, "Portrait of a Lady" by Giuseppe Ghislandi, originally belonged to Jewish dealer Jacques Goudstikker and was taken during Nazi looting. Records show Hermann Göring and others acquired many works from Goudstikker; a 1946 record lists Friedrich Kadgien, a senior aide to Göring, as the painting's last owner before he moved to Argentina. Kadgien's daughter later listed a Mar del Plata property for sale, and a brochure photographer captured the painting in the background. Dutch journalists identified the image and alerted local authorities, who raided the home but found only a tapestry and no recovered painting.
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