Rouen Museum loses three paintings
Three paintings were stolen from the Renoir Museum in Cavalaire-sur-Mer on the French Riviera in a criminal operation carried out by two thieves just before 6 a.m. They broke into the museum and stole four paintings before managing to escape after a police chase, although the authorities have not revealed the identities of the stolen artworks. The attack on the museum is considered a target against the city’s cultural heritage, which includes 13 paintings and 40 sculptures by the artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Some of his works have previously sold for tens of millions of dollars, highlighting their high value. Europol warns of an escalating wave of art theft violence across Europe, amid the rising activity of organized crime groups operating via social media, in connection with high-profile thefts such as the €88 million jewelry heist from the Louvre Museum.
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