Argentine court clears return of Nazi-looted portrait to Jewish dealer’s heir
The deal ends an 80-year search and sends the painting to Jacques Goudstikker’s heir after experts valued it at about 250,000 euros ($290,000).
- An Argentine court approved a deal for the return of the looted painting 'Portrait of a Lady' to Marei von Saher, heir of Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, after the daughter of a Nazi official renounced her claim to avoid trial.
- Patricia Kadgien and Juan Carlos Cortegoso were charged with covering up the painting's location and agreed to give up claims and undergo court supervision to allow the painting's return.
- The painting's attribution was revised from Giuseppe Vittore Ghislandi to Giacomo Antonio Melchiorre Ceruti, and it was authenticated as part of Goudstikker's collection, valued at about 250,000 euros.
- Investigations continue into other artworks seized from Kadgien's homes to determine if they were looted during World War II, while Goudstikker's collection was sold under duress after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands.
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The "Portrait of a Lady" is one of more than 1,000 artworks stolen from a Jewish collection after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands. Decades later, it suddenly reappeared in an Argentinian real estate advertisement. Now, a legal settlement has been reached.
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A painting looted by the Nazis during World War II is being returned to the heir of the original owner. The parties involved reached a settlement, which was ratified on Friday by a judge in the Argentine city of Mar del Plata. This was reported by Argentine media.
An Argentinian court has decided that the painting "Portrait of a Lady", which the Nazis stole from the gallery of a Jewish art dealer in the Netherlands 80 years ago, should be returned to his heirs, the BBC reports today.
Argentine court clears return of Nazi-looted portrait to Jewish dealer
FILE - The 18th-century painting "Portrait of a Lady," allegedly stolen by a Nazi officer during World War II, is displayed during a news conference in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Christian Heit, File)
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