Stolen Renoir painting was found by an Italian collector

[SergeiSK]

Painting French Impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir, stolen in Rome in 1984, was found in an Italian collector, reported AFP.
The residents of Treviso, bought the painting at the sale, after some time in doubt as to its origin. Once the collector checked with the list of works of art, still at large, he decided to contact the police.
For the attribution of paintings was contracted assistance of Interpol and the police of France and the UK. As a result, it was found that the picture was painted by Renoir was stolen 25 years ago from private owners who lived in Rome.
"We do not know the exact cost of this fabric, but it should cost a lot - because it depicts a scene from mythology, and Renoir was not often written on this subject," - said the representative of the Italian police, Salvatore Di Stefano.
As a collector of Treviso was unable to confirm their lawful nothing Purchace this painting at the sale of old things, the police seized it. According to police, the canvas will be returned to its rightful owners.
The painting, whose name does not specify a size 29 to 30 inches and dates from around 1895 a year.
(Lenta.ru)
That's - on sale of the old stuff bought Renoir ... So that miracles still happen. And in Russia, including