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Two Renoir paintings stolen from a French museum are recovered
Two paintings by French artist Auguste Renoir have been recovered after they were stolen from a museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, southern France.
The theft happened on 8 September at the Renoir Museum, which is in the artist’s former home.
The paintings still missing after the break-in were Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano and Young Woman at the Well.
Thieves initially took four paintings, but two were dropped in the museum garden as they fled.
The stolen works are valued at about €9 million, or $10.5 million.
Six people have been arrested in connection with the theft, but authorities have not announced charges.
The mayor has not said where the recovered paintings were found or what condition they are in.
Two Renoir paintings stolen from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, southern France, have been recovered, local authorities said on Friday, October 9.
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.
Six people have been arrested in connection with the theft, although no charges had been announced in the available reports.
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.
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
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and stole two paintings, abandoning two others as they fled.
The town’s mayor announced that the two stolen paintings had been recovered and that six people had been arrested in connection with the theft.
- Museum
- Renoir Museum, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
- Recovered paintings
- Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano (1910) and a depiction of a woman at a well (1886)
- Arrests
- Six suspects
- Theft date
- Early September 2026
- Recovery announcement
- October 9, 2026
What people are saying
These two paintings are far more than works of art. They are part of our city's history, our cultural heritage and the legacy Auguste Renoir left to Cagnes-sur-Mer
Knowing they have been recovered is an immense relief.
Sources
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