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Thieves steal three paintings from Renoir Museum on French Riviera

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Thieves broke into the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera early Tuesday morning, stealing three paintings and dropping a fourth in their escape. The heist occurred around 5:59 a.m., according to Mayor Bryan Masson, who reported that police were able to give chase but ultimately failed to apprehend the thieves. No information was provided about which specific paintings were stolen. The theft comes amid a trend of increasingly violent art robberies in Europe, with Europol noting last month that many recent heists have been carried out by ad hoc groups rather than specialized gangs.

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Thieves stole four Renoir paintings from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, on Tuesday morning around 6 AM local time. The museum's alarm system activated shortly after 5:48 AM, and police arrived within five minutes but did not manage to catch the thieves. The intruders had cut a hole in the garden fence with an electric tool before entering through a ground-floor window. Two of the stolen paintings were later recovered in the museum’s garden as the thieves fled; however, two remain missing — "Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano" and "Young Woman at the Well". The theft is part of a series of brazen art heists targeting valuable works across Europe since last year's high-profile Louvre jewelry theft.

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Cagnes-sur-Mer Europol Louvre Museum Nice the Renoir Museum

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The raiders broke into the museum a little before 6 a.m. and took four paintings, Cagnes-sur-Mer mayor Bryan Masson said on his Facebook page. Police spotted the thieves and gave chase, during which they dropped one painting but escaped with the other three, he said.

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🔮 Thieves stole three paintings from the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera early on Tuesday, the local mayor said.

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Thieves steal three paintings from Renoir Museum on French Riviera · assertive framing

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Thieves stole three paintings from the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera early on Tuesday, the local mayor said. asserted

mayor → steal → Tuesday

he → break → three

Also Read: Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum “Attacking the Renoir museum is attacking a part of the history and heritage of Cagnes-sur-Mer. asserted

Attacking → read → Mer

These actions are particularly serious,” Mr. Masson said in his message. asserted

Masson → say → message

The museum was created in 1960 in the mansion of the impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir on a hill in Cagnes-sur-Mer, near Nice, where he died in 1919. asserted

he → create → 1919

The collection on display in the museum includes 13 paintings from the master and some 40 sculptures, furniture and photographs. asserted

collection → include → master

Mr. Masson did not identify the paintings that were stolen. asserted

that → identify → paintings

Renoir’s most valuable works have fetched dozens of millions of dollars at auctions in the past. asserted

works → fetch → past

Art thieves in Europe are committing more violent robberies and specialist gangs have been replaced by ad hoc opportunists recruited through social media, pan-European police body Europol said last month. asserted

Europol → commit → media

The heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris in October last year was a prime example of this, Europol said, as the thieves threatened guards and visitors and stole €88 million ($102.3 million) worth of jewels, such as Empress Eugenie’s tiara. asserted

thieves → say → tiara