Argentine authorities recover Nazi-looted 18th-century portrait

Argentine authorities on Wednesday said they had recovered an 18th century portrait long listed as stolen by the Nazis after it was spotted last month in a real estate photograph of a coastal home in Mar del Plata. The discovery set off raids, a brief house arrest order and renewed attention on wartime art looting and restitution efforts tied to a prominent Dutch Jewish dealer whose collection was seized by the Nazis.

Dutch journalists first identified the work when a color photograph of the painting appeared in an online property listing for the home of Patricia Kadgien, the daughter of Friedrich Kadgien, a former financial adviser to Hermann Göring who fled to South America after World War II. Investigators said the online listing was removed soon afterward. When police executed an initial search of the Mar del Plata house, they found no portrait on the wall and instead a tapestry depicting horses, authorities said. Officers did seize mobile phones, documents, engravings and two unregistered firearms, officials added.

Federal prosecutors ordered Patricia Kadgien and her husband to remain under house arrest for 72 hours while they were questioned on accusations of concealing a...