Renoir paintings stolen from Riviera museum recovered, six people arrested
Authorities recovered the stolen works and arrested six suspects after a heist that took less than three minutes, officials said.
- On Friday, authorities in France recovered two Renoir paintings stolen from a museum last month, with police arresting six individuals in connection with the theft.
- The stolen works, 'Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano' and 'Young Woman at the Well,' disappeared from the Renoir Museum in southern France last month during the heist.
- Investigators successfully tracked down the suspects and paintings, though authorities declined to reveal how they located the stolen artworks or identified the individuals involved.
- Bryan Masson, mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer where the Renoir Museum is located, said the recovery brought "immense relief" and praised investigators who tracked down the paintings.
- Six individuals remain in custody as authorities continue processing evidence against them, with the recovered paintings set to be returned to the Renoir Museum.
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The paintings "Madame Colonna Romano" and "Young Woman by the Well" were recovered from Renoir, stolen last month from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer.
The two paintings stolen from the Renoir Museum of Cagnes-sur-Mer (Alpes-Maritimes) were found this Friday. At least five people were arrested the day before in this case. - Cagnes-sur-Mer: the two stolen paintings of Auguste Renoir found, at least five people arrested (Police, justice and other facts).
Stolen Renoirs recovered in France; six suspects in custody
Two Renoir paintings stolen last month in southern France were recovered this week, reports Le Monde. Swiped from a museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, the Madame Colonna Romano and Jeune femme au puits are now safe under lock and key along with six suspects arrested since the September raid. — Read the rest
On 8 September, two thieves broke into the museum and managed to flee quickly with two works by the impressionist painter Auguste Renoir.
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