The two paintings missing since the 8 September burglary at the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer have been recovered.  The recovery of Portrait de Madame Colonna Romano and La Jeune Femme au puits was reported this morning following the arrest of six suspects. The other two works removed during the break-in, Portrait de Madame Stephen Pichon and Coco lisant, had been abandoned in the museum grounds as police arrived.  All four paintings have now been accounted for.

According to early reports investigators identified the two suspected burglars through DNA recovered from items discarded during their escape.  The suspected perpetrators of the burglary and their alleged accomplices have been in police custody since Wednesday, 7 October at the Auvare police station in Nice as part of the investigation into conspiracy and organized theft. A sixth individual, described as an art-market professional, is suspected of having been approached to acquire or resell the paintings.

The recovery is welcome news for the museum and Cagnes-sur-Mer.  Details of where the paintings were found, their condition, and arrangements for their return to display had not yet been disclosed in the initial reports.