Nazi-Looted Monet Recovered and Returned to Jewish Heirs After 84 Years

The FBI successfully returned a Claude Monet pastel to the Parlagi family, decades after it was seized by Nazis during World War II.

The Monet pastel, titled 'Bord de Mer,' was originally purchased by the Parlagi family in 1936 and seized by Nazis in 1940.
The artwork resurfaced in 2016 at an exhibition and was traced to a New Orleans dealer, leading to its recovery by the FBI in 2023.
Helen Lowe and Francoise Parlagi, granddaughters of the original owners, were reunited with the pastel in a ceremony in New Orleans.
The FBI's Art Crime Team and the Commission for Looted Art in Europe played critical roles in locating and returning the artwork.
The Parlagi family continues to search for six other artworks stolen by the Nazis, including a watercolor by Paul Signac.