Argentina officials recover missing painting stolen by Nazis and seen in real estate photo


A portrait of Contessa Colleoni by Italian artist Giuseppe Ghislandi, an iconic painting stolen decades ago by the Nazis, is presented to the media, following its recovery by Argentine officials after it was spotted in a real estate photo, in Mar del Plata, Argentina, September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Scalzo NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina officials said on Wednesday they had recovered a painting stolen decades ago by the Nazis following days of international intrigue and raids to track down the portrait after it was spotted in a real estate photo.

An official for the local prosecutor's office in the coastal city of Mar del Plata said Argentina's federal prosecutor would soon reveal more details about the painting's recovery.

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