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Baltimore Museum of Art

museum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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art theft: Renoir's On the Shore of the Seine
art theft: Renoir's On the Shore of the Seine After being stolen in 1951, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's painting On the Shore of the Seine was returned to the Baltimore Museum of Art and put on display in 2014. Two years earlier it had been put up for auction by a woman who said that she had purchased it at a flea market, but a federal court later ruled that it was the property of the museum.

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) is a prominent art museum located in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1914, it houses a diverse collection spanning various periods and cultures. The museum is particularly recognized for its extensive holdings of American decorative arts, European painting, and contemporary art.

The BMA has made efforts to diversify its collection, notably selling some pieces in the 2010s to acquire works by underrepresented populations. This reflects a broader trend in museums to address historical imbalances in their collections and to promote a more inclusive representation of art history.1

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