Thieves rob three paintings from French Riviera's Renoir Museum
- Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer early Tuesday, stealing four paintings before fleeing from police, Mayor Bryan Masson said. The suspects abandoned one work during the pursuit, leaving three paintings missing.
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir's former home and studio, now the Renoir Museum, houses 13 paintings and 40 other works. Mayor Masson described the break-in as an attack on the town's history and heritage.
- The four artworks were valued at around $10.5 million. Town video surveillance detected the thieves shortly before 6 a.m., allowing police to spot them and initiate pursuit.
- Authorities have not yet identified the three missing works as the investigation continues. The loss is particularly significant for the site, which served as French Impressionist painter Renoir's final home.
- Art thieves in Europe are increasingly replacing specialist gangs with opportunistic recruits, Europol reported last month. The $102.3 million Louvre Museum heist last year exemplifies this volatile shift in regional crime tactics.
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Unknown perpetrators stole at least four paintings from the Auguste Renoir museum in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer in southeastern France on Tuesday morning. Le Parisien reported that the perpetrators were on the run.
The two thieves forced to abandon a work during the escape. The damage is 9 million (ANSA)
The works were stolen from the Cagnes-sur-Mer museum dedicated to the painter
Thieves rob three paintings from French Riviera's Renoir Museum
The Renoir Museum on the French Riviera was targeted by two thieves who stole three paintings early on Tuesday, the mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer, where the museum is located, said in a statement on Facebook.
The alarm was triggered at 5:48 a.m. on Tuesday 8 September. The Auguste Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer (Maritime Alps) was robbed by at least two people...
Two individuals robbed the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer (Alpes-Maritimes), this Tuesday, September 8. They stole four works by Auguste Renoir. Thieves are actively sought out.
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