{
  "id": 5692928,
  "title": "Argentine court clears return of Nazi-looted portrait worth $400k",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/argentine-court-clears-return-of-nazi-looted-portrait-worth-400k",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T02:00:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-05/nazi-looted-portrait-returned-to-jewish-dealers-heir-argentina/107119834"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An 18th-century Italian portrait, looted by Nazis from Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II, is set to be returned to his heir after a Buenos Aires court approved a deal. The painting, titled \"Portrait of a Lady\" by Giuseppe Ghislandi, had been missing for eight decades until it was discovered in the home of Patricia Kadgien, daughter of a former Nazi official. Kadgien's father, Friedrich Kadgien, was a financier for the Nazi SS paramilitary organization and fled to Argentina after the war. The painting, valued at around $400,000, was authenticated by experts and will be exhibited in Argentina for at least a year to raise awareness of the Goudstikker story. The family plans to donate approximately $4,444 to local hospitals. The Nazi-looted artwork will be returned to Marei von Saher, the sole heir of Goudstikker's daughter, upon agreement from all parties involved.",
  "summary": "A portrait looted from a Jewish art dealer in WWII will be given back to the owner's heir, after a deal where the daughter of a fugitive Nazi official agreed to drop her claim.",
  "key_points": [
    "Argentine court approves return of Nazi-looted portrait to heir",
    "Portrait of a Lady by Giuseppe Ghislandi valued at $400,000",
    "Donation of $4,444 to local hospitals planned by Goudstikker's family"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The return of the Nazi-looted portrait to its rightful heir marks a victory for Goudstikker's family and sets a precedent for repatriating looted art from World War II.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}