Argentine Court Orders Return of Nazi Looted Painting to Heir of Jewish Collector
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- Frankfurter Allgemeine
- The Times of Israel
- The Guardian
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An Argentine court has ordered the return of an 18th century painting stolen by Nazis to the heir of a Jewish Dutch art dealer. The artwork, titled Portrait of a Lady, was part of a collection of over 1,000 pieces stolen from Jacques Goudstikker after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940. The painting was discovered in 2025 in the home of Patricia Kadgien and her husband in Mar del Plata. Kadgien is the daughter of Friedrich Kadgien, a high ranking Nazi official and financier for the SS who fled to Argentina after the second world war.
Under an agreement reached in court, Patricia Kadgien and her husband agreed to return the painting to Goudstikker's sole heir, Marei von Saher. As part of the arrangement, they will also provide approximately 3,200 dollars to local hospitals. The painting is estimated to be worth around 250,000 euros. While the artwork will first be exhibited publicly in Argentina, it is intended to eventually return to the Netherlands.
Legal proceedings against the couple involved charges of concealment. The painting had been missing for eight decades until it was identified in photographs of a house for sale, which were published by the Dutch newspaper AD. While the painting is attributed to Giuseppe Ghislandi by one source, another attributes the work to Giacomo Ceruti.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- The report emphasized the historical context of the theft and the specific role of the Nazi official in the SS.
- Centre
- The report focused on the legal outcome and the identities of the parties involved.
- Centre-right
- The report highlighted the monetary value of the artwork and the specific legal terms of the settlement.
Sources
- Centre-right Frankfurter Allgemeine: Worth 250,000 euros: Argentine court orders return of Nazi looted art
- Centre-left The Guardian: Nazi-looted painting must be returned to Jewish art dealer’s heir, Argentina court rules
- Centre The Times of Israel: Argentina ordered to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish Dutch collector’s heir
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