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Fascinating blog covers the provenance of a painting stolen by the Nazis

By Natalie Dressed

Aug 27, 2025
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The other day, we wrote about a piece of Nazi-looted art turning up in a real estate listing in Argentina. "Portrait of a Lady (Contessa Colleoni)" was stolen by the Nazis from the collection of a Jewish art dealer and gradually passed hands and continents out of the public eye. Long thought lost, it turned up in a photo in…

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