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title: "Stolen 'Portrait of a Lady' returned to Jewish art dealer's heir"
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published: 2026-09-06T07:30:00Z
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# Stolen 'Portrait of a Lady' returned to Jewish art dealer's heir

> A court in the Argentine city of Mar del Plata has ordered the return of the painting "Portrait of a Lady", which was stolen by the Nazis during World War II from Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker. The painting will be returned to his heir, Mara von Saher, according to a report by Meduza Live.

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A court in the Argentine city of Mar del Plata has ordered the return of the painting "Portrait of a Lady", which was stolen by the Nazis during World War II from Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker. The painting will be returned to his heir, Mara von Saher, according to a report by Meduza Live.

The painting, originally attributed to Vittore Ghislandi and created by the Italian artist Giacomo Ceruti, was believed to be lost for about 80 years. 

A year ago, journalists from the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad discovered the painting in photographs taken at Patricia Cadgien's home in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Cadgien is the daughter of Friedrich Cadgien, a former SS officer and collaborator with Hermann Göring, who fled to Argentina. When she put her father’s house up for sale, she published photographs of the property that included the missing painting.

Initially, Cadgien denied having "Portrait of a Lady" in her possession, but the work was later found during searches. Ultimately, the court ruled that the painting should be returned to Mara von Saher.

Although Patricia Cadgien and her husband, Juan Carlos Cortegoso, were cleared of criminal liability for concealing the property, they will remain under judicial supervision for two years and are required to make donations to a local hospital during this period.

Mara von Saher's lawyers claim that this is the first case in which a private individual has agreed to hand over a work of art stolen during the persecution of Jews.

The painting is set to be exhibited in Argentina to raise awareness of the Holocaust.