Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Photo: UnknownUnknown Musée d'Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Patrice Schmidt, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
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- Oct 12
Police recover two stolen Renoirs and arrest six suspects before a feared second museum heist
Two Renoir paintings stolen a month earlier from a museum on the French Riviera were found hidden behind a false wall. Prosecutors said the arrests were prompted by a suspicion that a second heist, at the Fondation Maeght, was imminent.
- Oct 7
Two stolen Renoir paintings recovered a month after theft from Cagnes-sur-Mer museum
The mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer announced on Friday that two paintings taken from the Renoir Museum on 8 September have been found. Reports differ on how many suspects were detained, and the location and condition of the works have not been disclosed by police.
- Sep 8
Thieves steal two Renoir paintings worth millions from French Riviera museum after abandoning two during escape
Two masked burglars broke into the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer at dawn on 8 September 2026, stealing four paintings before abandoning two in the garden during a police chase.
- Sep 8
Thieves steal two Renoir paintings valued at 9 million euros from museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer
Intruders broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on Tuesday, escaping with two paintings on loan from the Musée d'Orsay after abandoning two others on the grounds.
- Aug 27
Thieves steal 3,000-year-old gold Treasure of Villena in four-minute Spanish museum heist
Burglars breached the Museum of Villena in Alicante early Thursday, taking most of the 66-piece Bronze Age Treasure of Villena in a four-minute raid after creating a distraction at a nearby sports centre.
- Aug 14
Italian police recover stolen Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse paintings worth over €9 million
Italian Carabinieri recovered three paintings by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse stolen in March from the Magnani Rocca Foundation near Parma, detaining five Moldovan suspects.
