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Argentine prosecutors have accused the daughter of a fugitive Nazi officer in an attempt to hide an 18th-century Italian painting that was Second World War And it hasn’t been seen publicly for 80 years.
The charge was on the second day of Patricia Kadgien Nazi officials During World War II, Friedrich Kadgien allegedly stole it from Europe’s leading art dealers and handed over the “lady’s portrait” to the authorities. According to the Associated Press, the paintings of Italian artist Giuseppe Ghislandi may date back to around 1710 and are worth about $50,000.
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The heir to the original owner of the painting, the Netherlands – Jewish art collector Jacques Goudstikke, died of a shipwreck Escape from Amsterdam It was reported that during the war, legal requirements had been made to reclaim the artwork. According to the Associated Press, Goodstic’s descendants have worked hard to restore about 1,100 paintings that have since been forced to sell his extensive collection of art to Hermann Gorene, the right-hand man of Adolf Hitler.
Giuseppe Ghislandi’s 18th-century painting “Portrait of a Lady” reportedly stole by Nazi officers during World War II, found in his daughter’s home after appearing on the property list, on display at the press conference of Prosecutor Daniel Adler on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at Mar Mar del Plata, Argentina. (AP Photo/Christian Hurt)
Dutch journalistwhile investigating the time Friedrich Kadgien spent in Argentina, the painting was found in an online real estate listing, which shows artwork from Patricia Kadgien’s living room. The list was deleted shortly after the story about it was published last week in Dutch news outlet Algemeen Dagblad, according to the Associated Press.
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Police quickly raided Patricia Kadgien’s home in Mar Del Plata, as well as other properties related to her and her sister Alicia. Instead of finding the painting, they caught a rifle and revolver and other prints and painting This is also believed to have been stolen during World War II, according to the Associated Press.
Patricia Kadgien, right, one of the daughters of fugitive Nazi official Friedrich Kadgien, and her husband, Juan Carlos Cortegoso, left, attend a court hearing in the case of the theft of the 18th-century Italian “Portrait of a Lady,” which was taken from a Jewish collector during World War II, in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Thursday, September. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Christian Hurt)
Patricia Kadgien, 62, and her husband, Juan Carlos Cortegoso, were arrested after the raid. The couple handed the portrait to authorities on Wednesday, and after Thursday’s hearing, they were arrested but were banned from leaving the country and had to be informed of any address leaving their place, according to the Associated Press.
The Associated Press reported that it is not clear where the painting will be next or that Friedrich Kadgien will possess it.
Prosecutor Daniel Adler held a press conference in front of Giuseppe Ghislandi’s 18th-century painting Porter of Lady, and was found in his daughter’s home on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at Mar del Plata, Argentina. (AP Photo/Christian Hurt)
“We are doing this so that the community that we owes partly to the work … can see these images,” federal prosecutor Daniel Adler said in a news conference.
Earlier this week, the defendant’s attorney Carlos Murias asked the civil court to authorize the auction, but demanded that the request be rejected, according to the Associated Press.
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The Associated Press reported that Goudstikker’s heir, Marei von Saher, allegedly, the FBI office in New York made legal claims to painting.
The FBI did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
