Nazi officer's daughter charged after stolen WWII painting spotted in real estate listing
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Argentine prosecutors have charged the daughter of a fugitive Nazi officer with attempting to hide an 18th-century Italian painting that was looted during World War II and had not been seen publicly in 80 years.

The charges came a day after Patricia Kadgien, the 59-year-old daughter of Nazi officer Friedrich Kadgien who allegedly stole it from a leading European art dealer during World War II, handed ‘Portrait of a Lady’ over to authorities. The painting by Italian artist Giuseppe Ghislandi likely dates back to around 1710, with a value of around $50,000, the Associated Press reported, citing one art expert.

It is not yet clear where the painting will go next or how it came into the possession of Friedrich Kadgien, who died in 1978 in Argentina after fleeing the war, AP reported.

Argentina Nazi Stolen Art

Prosecutor Daniel Adler gives a press conference in front of Giuseppe Ghislandi’s 18th-century painting “Portrait of a Lady,” reportedly stolen by a Nazi officer during World War II and discovered in the home of his daughter after appearing in a real estate listing, in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025.  (AP Photo/Christian Heit)

“We’re doing this simply so that the community to whom we partly owe the discovery of the work … can see these images,” federal prosecutor Daniel Adler said in a press conference about the artwork.

Earlier in the week, the defendants’ lawyer, Carlos Murias, asked a civil court to authorize the auction of the painting, but the request was denied, according to AP.

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.

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