Two Renoir paintings stolen from French museum are recovered
BBC World reports: The works, Jeune fille au puits and Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano, were stolen last month Two paintings by Auguste Renoir stolen a month ago from a museum in the south of France have been recovered, the local town hall has said. The two works were seized on 8 September when thieves cut through a fence and smashed a window at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, where the French impressionist had lived during his final years. The local mayor praised authorities for recovering the paintings and said the news gave immense joy and profound relief.
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BBC World reports: The works, Jeune fille au puits and Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano, were stolen last month Two paintings by Auguste Renoir stolen a month ago from a museum in the south of France have been recovered, the local town hall has said. The two works were seized on 8 September when thieves cut through a fence and smashed a window at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, where the French impressionist had lived during his final years.
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BBC World reports: The works, Jeune fille au puits and Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano, were stolen last month Two paintings by Auguste Renoir stolen a month ago from a museum in the south of France have been recovered, the local town hall has said. The two works were seized on 8 September when thieves cut through a fence and smashed a window at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, where the French impressionist had lived during his final years.
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BBC World reports: The works, Jeune fille au puits and Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano, were stolen last month Two paintings by Auguste Renoir stolen a month ago from a museum in the south of France have been recovered, the local town hall has said. The two works were seized on 8 September when thieves cut through a fence and smashed a window at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, where the French impressionist had lived during his final years. The local mayor praised authorities for recovering the paintings and said the news gave immense joy and profound relief.
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BBC World reports: The works, Jeune fille au puits and Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano, were stolen last month Two paintings by Auguste Renoir stolen a month ago from a museum in the south of France have been recovered, the local town hall has said. The two works were seized on 8 September when thieves cut through a fence and smashed a window at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, where the French impressionist had lived during his final years. The local mayor praised authorities for recovering the paintings and said the news gave immense joy and profound relief.