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Argentine prosecutors have accused the daughter of a fugitive Nazi officer of attempting to conceal an 18th-century Italian painting that was looted during World War II and hadn’t been publicly displayed for 80 years.
The charges followed Patricia Kadgien, the 59-year-old daughter of Nazi officer Friedrich Kadgien, allegedly stealing it from a significant European art dealer during World War II. She handed over ‘Portrait of a Lady’ to authorities. This painting, by the Italian artist Giuseppe Ghislandi, dates back to around 1710 and is valued at about $50,000, according to an art expert cited by the Associated Press.
It remains uncertain what the next steps for the painting will be or how it ended up in the possession of Friedrich Kadgien, who passed away in 1978 in Argentina after escaping the war, as reported by AP.
Prosecutor Daniel Adler held a press conference in front of Giuseppe Ghislandi’s 18th-century painting, “Portrait of a Lady,” which was reportedly stolen by a Nazi officer during World War II and found in the home of his daughter. This discovery was made after the painting appeared in a real estate listing in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025.
“We’re doing this simply so that the community to whom we partly owe the discovery of the work … can see these images,” stated federal prosecutor Daniel Adler during a press conference concerning the artwork.
Earlier in the week, the lawyers for the defendants, including Carlos Murias, requested a civil court to authorize the auction of the painting, but AP reported that the request was denied.
Marei von Saher, the heir to Goudstikker, allegedly filed a legal claim to the painting through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in New York, AP reported, citing Prosecutor Carlos Martínez.
The FBI did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
