Four Renoir paintings stolen in Cagnes-sur-Mer museum break-in
Unknown men break into the Renoir Museum in southern France and steal three impressionist works worth an estimated nine million euros.
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- Unknown people broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and stole three of the painter's paintings worth around nine million euros.
- They left another work behind as they fled.
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Why It Matters
The Renoir Museum is located in Cagnes-sur-Mer in southern France and is dedicated to the work of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Unknown people broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and stole four paintings by the impressionist painter. "Two men were discovered on surveillance camera images and were able to escape," said the mayor of the southern French city. They left one of the works behind when they fled and took the remaining three paintings with them. The damage is estimated to be nine million euros.
The alarm went off shortly before six in the morning. Five minutes later the police were on site. "To attack the Renoir Museum is to attack part of the history and heritage of Cagnes-sur-Mer," said Mayor Bryan Masson.
Open Questions
- Which specific paintings were stolen?
- Have the police already had any successes?
