A constipated baby and a kid that looks like Boris Johnson: why would anyone bother stealing a Renoir?
The chocolate boxiest of all the impressionists has long had his haters – even Manet thought he was rubbish. Little surprise then that the thieves ditched two works on the way out
TL;DR
- Two Renoir paintings were stolen from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer.
- The theft has led to debate about Renoir's artistic merit, with many critics finding his work to be kitsch and undesirable.
- Renoir has faced significant criticism for decades, with some contemporaries and modern groups protesting his work.
- Despite a major upcoming exhibition at the National Gallery, the thieves reportedly abandoned two other stolen paintings.
- The stolen works include 'Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano' and an unfinished painting titled 'Jeune Femme au Puits'.