FBI returns Monet painting stolen by Nazis to family of the Jewish owners

10/10/2024 18:51 The Guardian

Agents were ‘honored’ to give back the piece as hundreds of thousands of stolen cultural objects remain unreturnedA Claude Monet pastel looted from a Jewish couple by Nazis in the second world war was returned to the family’s descendants, officials said on Wednesday.Adalbert “Bela” and Hilda Parlagi purchased the artwork, titled Bord de Mer, at an Austrian art auction in 1936. After Nazi Germany annexed Austria in 1938, the Parlagis had to flee and they left their possessions in storage. Continue reading...

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