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Art LOOTED by NAZI 80 Yrs Ago Seen in Estate Ad -Cops Raid Nazi Heiress Home
Artwork LOOTED by NAZIs 80 Years Ago Spotted in Estate Agent Ad
Cops Raid Nazi Heiress Home to Seize Masterpiece Stolen by Her SS Officer Father Kadgien...
Police were shocked to see what was hanging on wall - The painting Kadgien stole was seen by a Dutch journalist investigating the disappearance of the artwork
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Portrait of a Lady
An Italian master painting stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam has been spotted on the website of an estate agent selling a house in Argentina, more than 80 years after it was taken.
A photo shows Portrait of a Lady by Giuseppe Ghislandi hanging above a sofa inside a property near Buenos Aires once owned by a senior Nazi official who moved to South America after the Second World War
A Nazi heiress home was this week raided by police hunting for a painting that was stolen by her SS officer father but officers arrived to find the work had hastily been replaced by a tapestry depicting horses
Investigators in Argentina raced to the home of Friedrich Kadgiens daughter Patricia in the seaside city of Mar del Plata near Buenos Aires on Monday
They hoped to find an 18th century artwork by painter Fra Galgario called Portrait of a Lady.
But on arriving, investigators realized the painting had vanished with a large piece of needlework that appeared to have recently been installed hanging in its place instead.
Portrait of a Lady was spotted in an online real estate advert hanging on the wall of Kadgiens daughters home after the property was listed for sale.
Kadgien, who was described as a snake of the lowest sort by American interrogators, had funded the Third Reichs war effort through the theft of art and diamonds from Jewish dealers in the Netherlands
A senior aide to monstrous Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering during the Second World War, he fled to Switzerland in 1945 and then moved to Brazil and Argentina, where he became a successful businessman before his death in 1978
He was one of hundreds of Nazis who found refuge in South America in particular in Argentina after the war.
Among the most notorious were war criminals Adolf Eichmann the chief architect of the Holocaust and Auschwitz death camp doctor Josef Mengele
During the Second World War, the painting was owned by Dutch art dealer Jacques Goudstikker.
He died in 1940 aged just 42 after falling into the hold of a ship and breaking his neck while fleeing the Nazis for England, where he was buried.
The recent discovery of Portrait of a Lady on the wall fuelled years long speculation that the looted artwork had been in the house belonging to the Nazis daughter and resulted in Goudstikkers descendants demanding it be returned.
As soon as Argentine police stepped into Kadgiens house with a warrant in hand, they were met with disappointment.
The painting is not in the house, prosecutor Carlos Mart?nez told La Nacion after Mondays search of the chalet.
Investigators strongly believe the tapestry had been hastily used to replace something else on the wall.
Its clear that where we found a tapestry... not long ago, there was something else, an unnamed law enforcement officer told the outlet. Investigators also noticed a hook and marks on the wall, suggesting that a framed painting had been removed recently.
Officers did seize cell phones and two unregistered firearms as well as drawings, engravings and documents from the 1940s that could advance the investigation.
Patricia Kadgien and her partner watched as investigators searched the home for hours. Patricias lawyer was present as well, and no charges have been filed at this time.
Despite the painting having been stolen in the 1940s, Patricia and her partner could face charges of concealing contraband, according to the paper. There would be no time limits on possible charges due to the connection to the worst genocide in human history
Portrait of a Lady, a portrait of Contessa Colleoni created by Fra Galgario in the 18th century, was pictured hanging over a sofa in a real estate listing posted by Robles Casas & Campos
The Netherlands Cultural Heritage Agency expressed disappointment at the failure of Argentine authorities to locate the painting so far.
After all, the purpose of our work is to bring looted heritage from the Second World War to light and, where possible, return it to the rightful owners, it said in a statement Wednesday.
Portrait of a Lady is among at least 800 pieces owned by Goudstikker that were seized or bought under duress by the Nazis.
Investigators recovered more than 200 of the pieces in the early 2000s, but many like Portrait of a Lady remained missing and are included on the international and Dutch lists of lost art looted by the Nazis
Jacques Goudstikker, a successful art dealer in Amsterdam
Before his own unsuccessful escape from Europe, Goudstikker helped fellow Jews flee the Nazis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgCNR5QemF8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX6WEi_JEKA
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