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A minor painting by French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir valued at around $729,000 was stolen Saturday night from the window of a west London art gallery, police said. “Vase of Flowers” was taken from the gallery after thieves cut a large hole in the reinforced glass in the front door. According to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, the thieves were then believed to have unhooked the picture from an easel with a pole.