Drouot theft and recovery

A SMALL Renoir portrait painted in 1913, with an estimated value of €170,000-200,000 (£120,000-140,000), was stolen from the Tajan premises in Paris shortly before it was to be offered at a sale on March 31.

The theft was carried out during pre-sale viewing on the afternoon of March 29 by two men who forced…

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