Burglary at Renoir museum: two recovered paintings sent to CICRP in Marseille
Two Renoir paintings abandoned in the gardens of the Cagnes-sur-Mer museum will be restored in Marseille. The museum remains closed until the end of the week.
Two paintings recovered, restoration expected in Marseille
Four paintings by Auguste Renoir were stolen on Tuesday 8 July from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, reports nicematin.com. In their flight, the perpetrators of the burglary abandoned two of the works in the museum gardens: "Coco Reading" and "Portrait of Madame Pichon", a portrait of the wife of Stephen Pichon.
The condition of the paintings has not yet been established with precision, but the frames of the two works have suffered damage. The museum will remain closed to the public at least until the end of the week.
Heading to the CICRP
According to nicematin.com, the two recovered works will be transported to the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation and Restoration of Heritage (CICRP) in Marseille. This centre is notably responsible for carrying out restorations at the request of owners and those responsible for cultural property belonging to French museums. Specialists from the CICRP will proceed with an in-depth analysis and restoration of the frames, and possibly of the paintings themselves.
Proven expertise
The CICRP is not at its first intervention on major works. In 2019, its specialists had restored "The Crucifixion", a retable dating from 1512 by Nice painter Louis Bréa. The work subsequently returned to the abbey church of the Cimiez monastery in Nice, where it has been displayed since then.
The four stolen paintings are described as works of "incalculable" value and of particular importance in Renoir's artistic output. Two of them remain unaccounted for at this stage.
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