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| An artwork by Impressionist artist Edgar Degas has been stolen from a Marseilles museum, police have said. | An artwork by Impressionist artist Edgar Degas has been stolen from a Marseilles museum, police have said. |
| Les Choristes (The Chorus) was missing when staff at the Catini Museum opened the premises on Thursday morning. | Les Choristes (The Chorus) was missing when staff at the Catini Museum opened the premises on Thursday morning. |
| There were no signs of a break-in, said Jacques Dallest, the French city's public prosecutor. | There were no signs of a break-in, said Jacques Dallest, the French city's public prosecutor. |
| Local police originally said that its value was £26m, but France's national museum service subsequently put its worth at £710,000. | Local police originally said that its value was £26m, but France's national museum service subsequently put its worth at £710,000. |
| The item was on loan from the Musee D'Orsay, in Paris, as part of an exhibition of Degas' work which was due to come an end on 3 January and travel to Italy and Canada. | |
| The museum will now remain closed while the theft is being investigated, including the examination of CCTV footage from security cameras. | The museum will now remain closed while the theft is being investigated, including the examination of CCTV footage from security cameras. |
| Mr Dallest also told Agence France Presse that police are looking into the possibility that the painting was stolen by an intruder, a visitor or a museum insider. | Mr Dallest also told Agence France Presse that police are looking into the possibility that the painting was stolen by an intruder, a visitor or a museum insider. |
| Les Choristes, painted around 1876, is a colourful pastel work which depicts a male line of singers in the midst of performance. | Les Choristes, painted around 1876, is a colourful pastel work which depicts a male line of singers in the midst of performance. |
| Earlier this year, Degas' bronze sculpture of a young female dancer sold at auction in London for £13.3m. | Earlier this year, Degas' bronze sculpture of a young female dancer sold at auction in London for £13.3m. |