# Restitution of Nazi-looted art > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/restitution-of-nazi-looted-art > Updated: 2026-09-04T17:15:19.000Z. Sources: 34. Developments: 2. Recent legal and institutional actions have resulted in the restitution of artworks looted by the Nazi regime. In Germany, the Bavarian National Museum is returning two 15th-century reliefs to the heirs of Jakob Goldschmidt, a Jewish banker. Provenance research, supported by a 1933 photograph, confirmed the pieces were taken from Goldschmidt’s Berlin villa during the rise of the Nazi regime. In Argentina, an Argentine federal judge has ordered the restitution of the 18th-century painting ‘Portrait of a Lady’ to Marei von Saher, the heir of Dutch-Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker. The artwork, missing for approximately 80 years, was discovered in a Mar del Plata real estate advertisement. The painting was held by Patricia Kadgien, the daughter of Friedrich Kadgien, a former SS financier who fled to Argentina after the war. Following identification of the work by Dutch journalists, Kadgien and her husband, Juan Carlos Cortegoso, were charged with aggravated cover-up and placed under house arrest. To avoid a full criminal trial, a legal agreement was reached: the couple will undergo two years of court supervision and make donations to local hospitals in exchange for renouncing claims to the work. While the painting was initially attributed to Giuseppe Ghislandi, experts from the National Academy of Fine Arts now suggest it may be by Giacomo Ceruti. Von Saher intends to temporarily loan the painting to the Holocaust Museum in Buenos Aires to raise awareness about Nazi-era looting. ## Claims - The artwork originally belonged to Dutch-Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker. (corroborated by 5 sources) - The painting is an 18th-century portrait, likely by Giuseppe Ghislandi, titled 'Portrait of a Lady'. (corroborated by 4 sources) - The Kadgien family agreed to return the painting to Marei von Saher, Goudstikker's sole heir. (corroborated by 4 sources) - The painting was previously held by the family of Friedrich Kadgien, an SS officer. (corroborated by 3 sources) - Judge Santiago Inchausti ordered the return of the painting following a settlement. (corroborated by 2 sources) - The painting was found in a real estate advertisement for a home in Mar del Plata, Argentina. (corroborated by 2 sources) - The Kadgiens will donate approximately $3,200 to local hospitals as part of the agreement. (corroborated by 2 sources) - Patricia Kadgien and her husband, Juan Carlos Cortegoso, were charged with aggravated cover-up. (single source) ## Timeline ### 2026-09-04: Argentina orders return of Nazi-looted painting to Jewish art dealer's heir An Argentine court has ordered the return of a Nazi-looted 18th-century portrait to the heir of Dutch art dealer Jacques Goudstikker after it was discovered in a Mar del Plata real estate ad. 33 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/argentina-orders-return-of-nazi-looted-painting-to-jewish-dealers-heir ### 2026-08-31: Bavarian National Museum returns Nazi-looted art to heirs The Bavarian National Museum is returning two 15th-century reliefs to the heirs of Jewish banker Jakob Goldschmidt after a 1933 photograph proved they were Nazi-looted art. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/bavarian-national-museum-returns-nazi-looted-art-to-heirs --- Cite as: Restitution of Nazi-looted art. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/restitution-of-nazi-looted-art