Overview

• Mar del Plata prosecutors received Giuseppe Ghislandi’s “Portrait of a Lady” after the Kadgien family’s lawyer handed it over, authorities said.
• Dutch newspaper AD identified the painting from photos in a local home-for-sale listing, triggering police searches in the seaside city.
• Patricia Kadgien and her husband were placed under house arrest during the inquiry, and investigators reported finding about 25 additional works at other family properties.
• The portrait was taken from Amsterdam dealer Jacques Goudstikker during the Nazi occupation and is linked to SS associate Friedrich Kadgien, who fled to Argentina after the war.
• Art expert Ariel Bassano dated the work to around 1710 and estimated its value at roughly $50,000, noting it is in good condition for its age.