In France detained six people in the case of theft of paintings Renoir

In France detained six people in the case of theft of paintings from the Museum of Pierre Auguste Renoir in Caignes-sur-Mer, according to BFMTV, citing several sources.

Two of the six are suspected of breaking into the museum and stealing paintings. All the defendants were detained on October 7 in the departments of the Maritime Alps, Ero and Jura.

Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) was a French impressionist painter who participated in the first Impressionist exhibition in Paris in 1874. In 1907 he acquired the Domaine des Collettes, and from the autumn of 1908 he lived there with his family until his death. Now the Renoir Museum presents his paintings and sculptures, as well as a workshop, furniture, easel and other personal belongings of the artist.

The Renoir Museum in Caignes-sur-Mer was robbed on September 8. Two intruders wearing helmets, gloves and masks got inside and stole four paintings in less than three minutes. Two of them - "Portrait of Madame Stefan Pichon" and "Coco reading" - were later found in the garden of the museum, two more works continued to be searched for. The value of the stolen works was estimated at €9 million.