Two Renoir paintings missing after bold heist at southern France museum
Thieves took four works in a carefully planned theft that lasted only minutes; two were recovered after suspects dropped them while fleeing.
French authorities are searching for two missing Pierre-Auguste Renoir paintings after thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in southern France and carried out a carefully planned art theft that lasted only a few minutes, CNN reported. Museum officials said four paintings were initially taken, but two were recovered after the suspects dropped them while fleeing the scene.