Overview

• Dutch journalists identified Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady in a Mar del Plata property listing, prompting raids and the painting’s handover to authorities.
• Argentine prosecutors charged Patricia Kadgien and her husband, Juan Carlos Cortegoso, with aggravated concealment tied to Nazi-era theft, imposing a 180-day travel ban and reporting requirements.
• Prosecutors allege the pair tried to obstruct the probe by removing the online listing and replacing the painting with a tapestry, claims the defense denies.
• Investigators seized additional engravings, drawings, two 19th-century paintings, and firearms during searches of Kadgien-linked properties, with provenance reviews and possible further charges pending.
• Heir Marei von Saher has filed a restitution claim for the work linked to dealer Jacques Goudstikker, including a filing with the FBI, as authorities keep the painting in secure custody.