Two thieves climbed through a window and stole four valuable Renoir paintings on Tuesday from the Renoir Museum in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of the artworks as they fled, authorities said. Investigators have launched a national search for the perpetrators.
French police on Tuesday hunted for two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a museum, after abandoning two others as they fled, in a burglary that reignited concerns about the protection of France's cultural heritage.
