Couple Held as Argentina Searches for Nazi-Looted Artwork

Nazi's heirs investigated by Argentine police after stolen 17th-century portrait spotted in real estate ad

The lost Dutch painting "Portrait of a Lady" was believed to be discovered in a real estate listing for a home once owned by a Nazi.

Couple held as Argentina searches for Nazi-looted artwork

Argentine police are investigating a deceased Nazi's daughter and son-in-law after a 17th century painting stolen from a Dutch Jewish art collector was recently spotted in a property ad before promptly disappearing

Argentina court orders house arrest for daughter of Nazi official in search for missing painting

A Dutch newspaper last week identified a painting seen in a real estate photo as an Italian masterpiece registered on a database of lost wartime art.

Argentine Couple Placed Under House Arrest as Search for Nazi-Looted Painting Continues

A court in Argentina has placed under house arrest as police continue to search for a Nazi-looted painting that appeared in the real estate listing for a house in Mar del Plata. Painted by Giuseppe Ghislandi, the work appears in a database for lost art and once belonged to Jacques Goudstikker, a Jewish dealer who was based in Amsterdam prior to the rise of the Nazis. Goudstikker sold some of the Old Masters works in his holdings; some of those…

Nazi's heirs held by police after stolen portrait seen in real estate ad

Argentine police are investigating a deceased Nazi's daughter and son-in-law after a 17th-century painting stolen from a Dutch Jewish art collector was before promptly disappearing.The painting, believed to be "Portrait of a Lady" by Italian baroque artist Giuseppe Ghislandi (1655-1743), was…