Renoir museum heist in France is latest in wave of art thefts across Europe
by editors@theworld.org (Joshua Coe) from The World: Latest Stories on (#788MG)
Two paintings by the French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir were stolen from a museum in southern France Tuesday morning. It's the latest in a growing trend of "smash and grab"-style museum heists across Europe, says Arthur Brand, an independent art detective who has helped authorities recover artwork after similar thefts. He spoke to Host Marco Werman from Amsterdam.