Artworks stolen from Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer
Thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in southern France, stealing several artworks. Reports differ on the total value of the stolen items, with figures cited ranging from 9 million to 18 million euros.
First reported 6 days ago · latest update 6 days ago
Two thieves broke into a museum dedicated to French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France on Tuesday, stealing “four works of art”, one of which they dropped as they fled, a mayor said.
“This morning, two individuals broke into the Renoir Museum and stole four works of art,” said Bryan Masson, the far-right mayor of the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer.
“Spotted thanks to the town’s video surveillance cameras, the two individuals fled, abandoning one of the stolen paintings as they ran,” he said, adding his office estimated the value of the stolen works at €9 million ($17.8m).
The Renoir Museum was opened in 1960 in the painter’s last home before he died in 1919.
Its collection includes objects and furniture that belonged to Renoir, including his easel and wheelchair, as well as portraits, landscapes and nudes painted by the artist.
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Thieves steal works worth $18m from Renoir Museum in France, says mayor
Police reached the Cagnes-sur-Mer museum five minutes after its alarm sounded.
6 days agoThieves steal works of art worth 9 million euros from France's Renoir museum
Two thieves on Tuesday broke into the Renoir Museum in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer in southern France and stole "four works of art", dropping one as they fled, according to the local mayor. Officials estimated the value of the stolen works at 9 million euros.
6 days ago · FRANCE 24