French Police Uncover Hidden Renoir Paintings and Unravel Theft Operation

10/12/2026

Thieves broke into the museum and escaped with two works by Renoir, abandoning two others as they fled. The value of all four paintings was estimated at $10 million.

10/12/2026

NANTERRE, France, Oct 12 - French police accelerated the arrest of suspects in a theft of two Renoir paintings after one of the alleged thieves visited another museum, raising fears of an imminent...

10/12/2026

DNA left on a painting cover has helped investigators recover two stolen Renoirs and uncover plans for another heist, according to a French prosecutor

10/12/2026

One of the two works, ‘Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano’, suffered a tear