Renoir Stolen, Not Sold | Global News

Four Renoir masterpieces vanished from France’s last museum dedicated to the artist, with two accidentally dropped in the garden and two still missing — worth nearly nine million euros. But stealing art isn’t like Hollywood: no one wants stolen paintings on their walls due to legal nightmares and impossible resale. Instead, thieves risk hiding them forever, destroying them, or using them as leverage to negotiate lighter sentences. With global art crime rising and small museums especially vulnerable thanks to outdated security and historic architecture, experts warn we’re losing irreplaceable cultural treasures — and most criminals don’t even plan for the fallout.

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