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Two Renoir paintings worth $10.5M stolen from French museum

Two Renoir paintings, "Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano" and "Young Woman at the Well," valued at approximately $10.5 million, were stolen from the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera. While two other Renoir paintings were recovered at the scene, the thieves are unlikely to profit from the stolen works due to the difficulty of selling high-profile art on the black market. Art crime experts note that such stolen pieces often become worthless or are used as bargaining chips in other criminal dealings. AI

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Two Renoir paintings worth $10.5M stolen from French museum

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press, Wyatte Grantham-Philips ·

    Thieves nabbed a $10.5 million Renoir haul, but the paintings may be worth almost nothing outside the museum

    Unlike stolen jewels, paintings can't be melted down or divided into anonymous pieces without destroying the source of their value