The Argentinian Police Raided a House in Search of a Painting Stolen by Nazis, but the artwork had Already Been Removed From The Residence. Police Did Find Weapons and Are Continuing the Investigation.
The Painting in Question is Damensportret by Giuseppe Vittore Ghislandi, which was owned by the Jewish Art dealer Goudstikker Keuring World War II. Nazi Official Friedrich Kadgien Tok the Artwork with Him When He Fled To Argentina After The War.
Journalists from Ad Found the artwork, which has been on the international wanted list for decades, after nearly Eighty years in a house in the Argentinian Coastal City of Mar del Plata, The Newpaper wrote on Monday. It is believeed to be the home of one of quadgien’s daughters.
About the office of the house but found no painting. Accordance to Argentinian Media, The Living Room was different from the photos the newspaper had found on a real estate site. In Those Photos, The Painting Could Be Seen On A Wall Above a Green Sofa. However, The Police Did Find Two Firearms and a Number of Reproduced Artworks.
The homeowners have stated that they know nothing to the painting. Prosecutor Carlos MartÃnez Announced that the Police Are Continuing the Search and the Homeowners Are Not Currently Being Prosecuted.
Second Painting Found
The Heirs of Goudstikker would like to have the painting back and plan to claim the portrait if it is found.
Art dealer Jacques Goudstikker Fledherts a few days after the outbreak of the war. He died in an accidental fall on a ship. After His Death, More than 1,100 Artworks Were Bought for Too Low Prices by High-Ranking Nazis.
Official Documents Show That Nazi Official Kadgien Owned Two Paintings from Amsterdam. Researchers from the Rijksdienst Have Likely Found the Second Painting on the Social Media of One of the Kadgien Sisters. It appears to be a flower still life by the Dutch SeventeENTH-Century Painter Abraham Mignon, which has also leg reported missing.