Overview

• Dutch newspaper AD identified the painting in real-estate photos of a Mar del Plata house owned by a daughter of former Nazi official Friedrich Kadgien, and the listing was later removed.
• The work is Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Retrato de una dama, long documented as seized from Jewish dealer Jacques Goudstikker during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam.
• Experts at the Netherlands Cultural Heritage Agency say the image’s proportions and appearance match archival records, with final confirmation dependent on inspecting labels or stamps on the verso.
• Goudstikker’s heirs have formally filed a claim following the report and anticipate a potentially protracted cross-border restitution process if the current holders do not cooperate.
• Researchers also noted online images suggesting a missing floral still life attributed to Abraham Mignon within the Kadgien family’s orbit, a lead that remains under review.