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New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil, right, and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Simpson, left, look at the Claude Monet painting as it is unveiled to the descendants of its original owners at the FBI New Orleans office on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil, right, and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Simpson, left, look at the Claude Monet painting as it is unveiled to the descendants of its original owners at the FBI New Orleans office on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Francoise Parlagi, center, and Helen Lowe, far left, descendants of the original owners the Claude Monet painting entitled "Bord de Mer," smile as it is returned to them at the FBI New Orleans office on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Francoise Parlagi, center, and Helen Lowe, far left, descendants of the original owners the Claude Monet painting entitled "Bord de Mer," smile as it is returned to them at the FBI New Orleans office on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

This Claude Monet painting entitled "Bord de Mer" is returned to descendants of the man who owned it when it was seized in Austria decades ago at the New Orleans FBI office, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

This Claude Monet painting entitled "Bord de Mer" is returned to descendants of the man who owned it when it was seized in Austria decades ago at the New Orleans FBI office, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Bridget Vita-Schlamp, center, and her daughter, Jacqueline, left, chat with New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil as the Claude Monet painting, left, is returned to the descendants of its original owners at the FBI New Orleans office on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Bridget Vita-Schlamp, center, and her daughter, Jacqueline, left, chat with New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil as the Claude Monet painting, left, is returned to the descendants of its original owners at the FBI New Orleans office on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

FBI agents stand next to the 1865 Claude Monet painting entitled "Bord de Mer" before being returned to the descendants of the original owners during a ceremony at the New Orleans FBI office, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

FBI agents stand next to the 1865 Claude Monet painting entitled "Bord de Mer" before being returned to the descendants of the original owners during a ceremony at the New Orleans FBI office, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Helen Lowe, left, one of the descendants of the original owners of the Claude Monet painting entitled "Bord de Mer," looks at it as it is unveiled and returned to her family at the FBI New Orleans office on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Helen Lowe, left, one of the descendants of the original owners of the Claude Monet painting entitled "Bord de Mer," looks at it as it is unveiled and returned to her family at the FBI New Orleans office on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

FBI agents uncover a Claude Monet painting as it is unveiled to the descendants of its original owners at the FBI New Orleans office on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

FBI agents uncover a Claude Monet painting as it is unveiled to the descendants of its original owners at the FBI New Orleans office on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)