Renoir painting stolen from Vienna's Dorotheum auction house
The painting was stolen just a day before it was due to go under the hammer and police say the theft was "professional".
Wednesday 28 November 2018 17:53, UK
A painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir valued at up to 160,000 euros (拢141,000) has been stolen from a Vienna auction house.
The Golfe, Mer, Falaises Vertes, a lesser-known landscape by the prolific French impressionist, was snatched by three men from its frame on display on Monday ahead of a planned sale at the Dorotheum auction house.
A police spokesman said: "The men left the site through different exits and fled."
They released pictures of the three suspects taken from security-camera footage and added the heist had been professional.
The Dorotheum, Vienna's best-known auction house in the heart of the city, confirmed that a theft had taken place but would not provide further details.
The painting was estimated at 120,000 to 160,000 euros and had been due to go under the hammer this evening.