€6 million Cézanne painting recovered months after museum heist

Art
14 Aug 2026 • 11:07 PM MYT
The Independent
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€6 million Cézanne painting recovered months after museum heist

  • Italian police have recovered three stolen artworks by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse, valued at millions of euros.
  • The paintings were stolen during a three-minute night-time heist at the Magnani Rocca Foundation near Parma on 22-23 March.
  • Cézanne's Still Life with Cherries , which is valued at €6 million, was recovered alongside Renoir's Fish (€3 million) and Matisse's Odalisque on the Terrace (€20,000).
  • Four masked thieves triggered museum alarms during the break-in before fleeing across the grounds and over a perimeter fence.
  • Officers from the Carabinieri art recovery squad located the artworks during prosecutor-ordered searches, as the investigation continues.

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