Early today, burglars stole four artworks from the Renoir Museum, in the French Riviera, only to drop two of them as they escaped ...

Thieves have stolen four paintings from the Renoir Museum in the south of France, with two later recovered, in the latest heist to hit the art world.

It is the latest in a string of high-profile art thefts in Europe that has again put the security of museums and galleries in the spotlight.

Art theft experts expect these kinds of robberies to increase.

Authorities are seeking thieves who broke into the Renoir Museum in the French Riviera and stole two paintings by the impressionist master, local authorities say.

Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard-pressed to find a buyer. Selling well-known, ...

Authorities recovered two of the stolen paintings following the heist at the Renoir Museum in France on Tuesday, Sept. 8 ...

FOUR works of art worth some £8million have been stolen from a Renoir museum in the south of France. Thieves were filmed breaking into the building in Cagnes-sur-Mer, near Nice, on Tuesday ...

Two thieves on Tuesday broke into the Renoir Museum in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer in southern France and stole "four works of art", dropping one as they fled, according to the local mayor.

As "Renoir and Love" tours museums in Europe and the U.S., experts question whether the Impressionist was actually a good painter.

Thieves stole Renoir paintings from a museum on the French Riviera, the latest in a series of high-profile art thefts in Europe.

The films of Jean Renoir are among the greatest treasures bequeathed by, and to, the cinema, yet many of the best (such as “Toni” and “Picnic in the Grass”) are unavailable on home video or streaming.