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Nazi-Looted Ghislandi Portrait Found in Argentina Real-Estate Listing

Dutch advisers say on-site inspection will confirm the work’s provenance to support restitution.

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Overview

  • A 17th-century Ghislandi portrait from Jacques Goudstikker’s plundered collection was spotted hanging in photos for a Mar del Plata villa offered by Robles Casas & Campos.
  • The home is linked to descendants of Friedrich Kadgien, a financial fixer for Hermann Goering, though a daughter living there denied knowledge when contacted by Dutch newspaper AD.
  • Experts advising the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands said the painting appears genuine based on images and dimensions but require viewing the back for marks or labels.
  • Heir Marei von Saher plans to pursue a claim under Dutch forced-sale principles, and the family has engaged a U.S. lawyer to initiate recovery efforts.
  • Records show the work was taken during the Nazi era and tied to Goering’s acquisitions, and researchers have also flagged a separate missing Abraham Mignon painting seen on a Kadgien relative’s social media.