Renoir museum: Four paintings worth millions stolen in French heist

Europe Culture Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:50:37 GMT High confidence — 78/100

Figure caption, What we know about the Renoir museum heistByMichael Sheils McNamee and Tiffany WertheimerFour paintings by the impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been stolen from a museum in the south of France.
Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on Tuesday morning but dropped two of the paintings in the institution's garden as they made their escape, local Mayor Bryan Masson said.
"Attacking the Renoir Museum is attacking a part of the history and heritage of Cagnes-sur-Mer," he said.

Figure caption, What we know about the Renoir museum heistByMichael Sheils McNamee and Tiffany WertheimerFour paintings by the impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been stolen from a museum in the south of France.
Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on Tuesday morning but dropped two of the paintings in the institution's garden as they made their escape, local Mayor Bryan Masson said.
"Attacking the Renoir Museum is attacking a part of the history and heritage of Cagnes-sur-Mer," he said.

Sources: BBC News