Argentina officials recover missing painting stolen by Nazis, ending 80-year mystery [View all]
Source: Reuters
By Lucila Sigal and Juan Carlos Bustamante
September 3, 20253:15 PM CDT Updated 2 hours ago
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Argentina officials on Wednesday announced they had recovered a painting stolen decades ago by the Nazis following days of international intrigue and raids to track down the work of art after it was spotted in a real estate photo.
The portrait of Contessa Colleoni by Italian artist Giuseppe Ghislandi was displayed in a room at the federal prosecutor's office in the coastal city of Mar del Plata, where officials told journalists they would soon reveal more details about the painting's recovery.
The Italian masterpiece is featured on a database of works of art stolen by the Nazis and has been missing for 80 years.
A judicial official in Mar de Plata told Reuters that Patricia Kadgien, daughter of a former Nazi official, and her husband handed over the painting to the prosecutor's office via their attorney.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/argentina-officials-recover-missing-painting-stolen-by-nazis-ending-80-year-2025-09-03/
Also see this post from last month: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220589028
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