French Riviera town in the Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
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Two thieves have broken into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer before 06:00 and have taken four Renoir paintings each estimated at about €9m. Municipal police reached the scene within five minutes after the alarm sounded; two works were abandoned and recovered in the museum garden and two paintings remain missing as investigators search for suspects.
Two Renoir paintings were stolen from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, with two others abandoned during a quick smash-and-grab. Police are searching for the culprits amid wider concerns about security in smaller European museums following a spate of high-profile art thefts.
Two Pierre-Auguste Renoir paintings stolen from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes‑sur‑Mer on 8 September have been recovered and six suspects have been arrested, prosecutors have said. Investigators have used DNA, vehicle tracking and surveillance footage to tie suspects to the heist and to a planned second raid on a nearby modern art foundation.