Two Renoir paintings stolen from a French museum are recovered

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  Two Renoir paintings stolen from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, southern France, have been recovered, local authorities said on Friday, October 9.

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  The recovered works are Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano, dated 1910, and a painting of a woman at a well dated 1886; sources use differing titles for the second work.

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  Six people have been arrested in connection with the theft, although no charges had been announced in the available reports.

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  The theft took place in early September after intruders cut through a fence, broke a window and used an electric saw on the paintings’ frame mountings.

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  The paintings’ recovery was announced by Cagnes-sur-Mer Mayor Bryan Masson, but authorities had not publicly explained where or how the works were found.

Who

Six people were arrested; the recovered paintings were by Auguste Renoir.

What

Two paintings stolen from a museum were recovered.

When

The recovery was announced on October 9, 2026, about a month after the theft.

Where

The theft was at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, southern France.

Why

Not stated

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