Portrait of a Lady had not been seen since it was taken from a Jewish man in 1940 – until it reappeared in a real estate listing

The pattern on the coffee table seen in the same bombshell image was noticed by experts as bearing a strong resemblance to a swastika, which was the symbol of the Nazi regime.

The search of property in Argentina linked to the daughters of a fugitive Nazi may have unearthed more stolen artworks, say investigators.