Artworks stolen from Renoir museum on French Riviera in latest art heist
Thieves broke into a museum dedicated to Pierre-Auguste Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer, stealing artworks valued at approximately €9 million. One painting was recovered after the suspects dropped it while fleeing from police.
Why it matters
The heist highlights the vulnerability of cultural institutions and the increasing trend of opportunistic art theft.
Renoir's study at the house-museum in Cagnes-sur-mer. The mayor estimated the value of the stolen artworks at €9m. Photograph: DEA/G Nimatallah/De Agostini/Getty Images Renoir's study at the house-museum in Cagnes-sur-mer. The mayor estimated the value of the stolen artworks at €9m. Photograph: DEA/G Nimatallah/De Agostini/Getty Images France Artworks stolen from Renoir museum on French Riviera in latest heist Thieves took four artworks but dropped one as they fled, says mayor of southern town of Cagnes-sur-Mer
Prefer the Guardian on Google Two thieves have broken into a museum dedicated to the French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir , stealing four artworks and dropping one as they fled, the local mayor has said.
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