A painting stolen by the Nazis that was spotted in an Argentinian estate agent's advert has vanished, a prosecutor says following a raid on the home.
'Portrait of a Lady' by Giuseppe Ghislandi was featured hanging above a sofa inside a property near Buenos Aires, which was being sold by the daughter of a senior Nazi who fled Germany after World War Two. A police raid on the house this week, however, turned up no painting - but two weapons were seized, federal prosecutor Carlos Martínez told local media.
Mr. Martínez stated they were treating it as an alleged cover-up of smuggling, Argentinian daily Clarín reported. The newspaper also noted that the furnishings had been rearranged and the picture was missing from the wall when they raided the property.
Peter Schouten, a journalist at Algemeen Dagblad, who first reported the artwork's reappearance, mentioned evidence suggesting the painting was removed shortly after media attention.
'Portrait of a Lady' by Giuseppe Ghislandi was featured hanging above a sofa inside a property near Buenos Aires, which was being sold by the daughter of a senior Nazi who fled Germany after World War Two. A police raid on the house this week, however, turned up no painting - but two weapons were seized, federal prosecutor Carlos Martínez told local media.
Mr. Martínez stated they were treating it as an alleged cover-up of smuggling, Argentinian daily Clarín reported. The newspaper also noted that the furnishings had been rearranged and the picture was missing from the wall when they raided the property.
Peter Schouten, a journalist at Algemeen Dagblad, who first reported the artwork's reappearance, mentioned evidence suggesting the painting was removed shortly after media attention.
