Overview
- Federal judge Santiago Inchausti notified Chief Justice Horacio Rosatti that the Ghislandi painting will be held under the Supreme Court’s custody until a final ownership decision.
- Patricia Kadgien and Juan Carlos Cortegoso were formally charged with aggravated concealment of robbery in the context of genocide and will remain free under travel bans, passport surrender and fixed-domicile requirements.
- Prosecutors proposed safeguarding the canvas at the Buenos Aires Holocaust Museum, while the Court oversees custody during the provenance and restitution process.
- The FBI contacted Argentine authorities as heirs of Dutch dealer Jacques Goudstikker registered their claim in New York, adding international coordination to the case.
- The work was located after a Dutch newspaper spotted it in real-estate photos; raids also seized other pieces, including two 19th‑century paintings and 22 Matisse prints now under provenance review.