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Nazi Looted Art Returned After 80 Years
5 Sep
Summary
- An 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis has been ordered returned.
- The artwork was found in Argentina, 80 years after its theft.
- The painting belongs to the heir of a Dutch Jewish art collector.
An 18th-century painting, "Portrait of a Lady" by Giuseppe Ghislandi, stolen by Nazis from Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, has been ordered to be returned to his heir. The artwork was missing for eight decades before being identified in 2025.
The painting was discovered in the home of Patricia Kadgien, daughter of SS financier Friedrich Kadgien, in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Friedrich Kadgien was a high-ranking Nazi who escaped to Argentina after World War II.
Patricia Kadgien and her husband agreed to return the painting to Marei von Saher, Goudstikker's sole heir. The couple also agreed to donate approximately $3,200 to local hospitals as part of the settlement.
"Portrait of a Lady" was one of over 1,000 artworks looted from Goudstikker's collection during the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940. While many works were recovered and returned by the Dutch state after the war, others remain dispersed globally.
