Monet's Legacy Resurfaces: A Family's Long Journey to Reclaim Lost Art

The Parlagi family, after decades-long efforts, has reclaimed a Monet pastel seized by Nazis in 1940. The FBI, collaborating with a nonprofit, found the pastel in the U.S., reuniting it with the rightful heirs. The family continues to search for six more missing artworks.

In a significant act of justice, the Parlagi family has been reunited with a Claude Monet pastel that was stolen by the Nazis over 80 years ago. The FBI and a Britain-based nonprofit helped recover the artwork after it was located in the United States.

Originally seized from Jewish couple Adalbert 'Bela' and Hilda Parlagi's possessions, the 1865 pastel was taken when they fled Vienna. The piece, known as 'Bord de Mer,' features the Normandy coastline. The FBI retrieved it after discovering it had been sold by a New Orleans art dealer to private collectors.

The Parlagi family remains on a quest to recover six more artworks, underscoring the enduring impact of art thefts from the Nazi era. The family recently retrieved another piece through the Austrian government, with ongoing investigations led by the FBI to locate their remaining lost treasures.

(With inputs from agencies.)