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Two stolen Auguste Renoir paintings recovered in France and six suspects arrested
Overview
Two paintings by Auguste Renoir, stolen last month from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, have been recovered by authorities. Six suspects have been arrested in connection with the heist, which involved thieves cutting a fence and smashing a window.
Key points
- Two Renoir paintings, 'Jeune fille au puits' and 'Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano', were recovered following a theft last month.
- The works were stolen on 8 September from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer in the south of France.
- Six suspects have been arrested in connection with the museum heist.
- The thieves originally took four paintings using an electric saw, but dropped two of them in the museum's garden while fleeing.