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Gold, gems and Renoir: France's museums grapple with a wave of smash-and-grab thefts

A series of art heists in France has highlighted the country's struggle to protect its cultural treasures

The Independent UK · Sep 10

Two Renoir Paintings Discarded in Garden Dirt as French Police Chase Riviera Museum Burglars

Four Renoir paintings are stolen from a French Riviera museum, but two are abandoned in the garden as police arrive. Two priceless works remain missing.

International Business Times UK · Sep 9

Renoir paintings are worth a fortune, but not when they're stolen

Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard-pressed to find a buyer

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Hunt on for thieves after Renoir museum raid in southern France

A search is under way for the thieves who stole several paintings from a museum dedicated to the French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in the south of France in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 8

Artworks stolen from Renoir Museum on French Riviera in latest heist

Thieves took four artworks but it is thought they dropped two in museum garden as they fled

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8

Another French heist: Thieves steal 4 paintings worth Rs 98 cr from Renoir museum; drop one while fleeing

Two thieves broke into a museum dedicated to French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France on Tuesday and stole four artworks valued at around €9 million (approx Rs 98 crore), according to the mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer.

The Times of India · Sep 8