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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Cagnes-sur-Mer is a French Riviera commune near Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeastern France. It is part of the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Its inhabitants are known as Cagnois.
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French painter and sculptor (1841–1919)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a leading French Impressionist artist. In his depiction of feminine beauty, Renoir has been described as "the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau."
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DNA left on a protective painting cover helped investigators recover two stolen Renoirs and uncover what they suspected were preparations for another art heist, a French prosecutor said Monday.
The works, valued at roughly $10 million, were on loan from the Musée d’Orsay when thieves took them in September.
Thieves broke into the museum and escaped with two works by Renoir, abandoning two others as they fled. The value of all four paintings was estimated at $10 million.