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Argentine police recover looted painting that was spotted in Nazi’s daughter’s real estate ad

JL;DR SUMMARY Argentinian authorities have successfully retrieved a painting looted by the Nazis, which was part of a property sale by the daughter of a Nazi official who fled to Argentina after WWII. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustNazisArt RestitutionJacques GoudstikkerFriedrich KadgienArgentine PoliceLooted PaintingDutch Jewish Art DealerProperty SalePortrait Of A Lady

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Argentina
"After multiple failed attempts, Argentine police have recovered a painting that the Nazis looted from a Dutch Jewish art dealer during the Holocaust."
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
"Its in good condition for its age, since it dates from 1710, an art historian, Ariel Bassano, said at a press conference where the painting was displayed, according to the newspaper La Capital Mar del Plata."
Netherlands
"After multiple failed attempts, Argentine police have recovered a painting that the Nazis looted from a Dutch Jewish art dealer during the Holocaust."

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