Overview

• Lawyers for the Kadgien family delivered Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Retrato de una dama to prosecutors in Mar del Plata, and the painting is now in federal custody.
• Patricia Kadgien and her husband, Juan Carlos Cortegoso, remain under house arrest on suspicion of concealment linked to the artwork, with charges set to be formalized today.
• Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad identified the canvas from a real‑estate listing photo, triggering the Argentine investigation and subsequent searches.
• A civil bid by the couple to have a local court declare them owners was rejected for lack of jurisdiction, leaving the dispute in federal criminal court.
• Court experts dated the work to 1710, found it in good condition and estimated its value at about $50,000, while prosecutors review other seized pieces suspected to link to the Goudstikker collection.