Argentine Court Approves Return of Nazi-Looted Italian Portrait to Jewish Dealer's Heir
An Argentine court has approved an agreement for the return of a World War II-looted Italian portrait, 'Portrait of a Lady,' to Marei von Saher, the sole surviving heir of Dutch-Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker. The painting was part of Goudstikker's celebrated collection, which was sold under duress to Nazi officials after Germany invaded the Netherlands in 1940. Patricia Kadgien, daughter of fugitive Nazi official Friedrich Kadgien, and her husband, Juan Carlos Cortegoso, agreed to relinquish their claim to the artwork to avoid a criminal trial for aggravated cover-up. They will instead serve two years under court supervision, make payments to a hospital, and keep authorities informed of their whereabouts. The agreement concludes a year-long legal battle that began when Dutch reporters located the painting in an online real estate listing for Kadgien's home in Mar del Plata. The 18th-century portrait, initially attributed to Giuseppe Vittore Ghislandi, was re-attributed to Giacomo Antonio Melchiorre... 
