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Argentina Puts Nazi-Looted Portrait Under Supreme Court Custody, Charges Mar del Plata Couple

Prosecutors say the recovered work will remain secured in Buenos Aires pending the concealment case, with restitution claims advancing.

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.