Works by Renoir, Matisse and Cèzanne stolen from an vital personal assortment in Italy | Culture | EUROtoday

Three work by the impressionist artists Henri Matisse, Paul Cèzanne and Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been stolen from the gathering of the Magnani Rocca Foundation, some of the vital in Italy, within the city of Mamiano di Traversetolo, within the province of Parma. The theft occurred through the evening of March 22 to 23, however the information broke this Sunday. The thieves took the works The fish, by Renoir; Odalisque on a terrace, by Matisse and Still life with cherries, by Cezanne. The Carabinieri of Parma are investigating the case along with the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit, and for the second recordings have been obtained from video surveillance cameras which have been in a position to detect a number of hooded individuals.

According to the primary reconstructions, a hooded group broke into Villa Magnani, residence of a prestigious artwork assortment, stealing the work that have been within the Sala dei Francesi, on the higher flooring of the constructing. The particulars of the theft are nonetheless being investigated, however the precision of the motion suggests a meticulously ready plan, Italian media clarify.

The whole worth of the three works is tough to quantify exactly, however is estimated in tens of thousands and thousands of euros, given their rarity and provenance. Renoir’s portray, for instance, an oil on canvas, valued at a number of million, is without doubt one of the few works by the artist which are a part of a everlasting assortment in Italy. Cézanne’s is a piece on paper (pencil and watercolor) from 1890, a vital interval for the artist; and Matisse’s work is an etching on paper, maybe a lot much less priceless than oil work.

The Magnani-Rocca Foundation that housed them is without doubt one of the most vital creative establishments in Europe and in addition has works by Monet, Goya, Titian, Dürer, De Chirico, Rubens, Van Dyck, Filippo Lippi, Carpaccio, Burri, De Pisis, Tiepolo, Canova, amongst others. It manages the gathering of Luigi Magnani (1906-1984), who was an Italian music critic and author who turned pals with the well-known Bolognese painter Giorgio Morandi, from whom he acquired or obtained quite a few works as presents. Even in the present day, the villa of Mamiano homes the artwork assortment that he created and frequently expanded till his dying, and for which he promoted the creation of the Magnani-Rocca Foundation.