The Golfe, mer, falaises vertes, a lesser-known landscape by the prolific French impressionist, was snatched by three men from its frame on display on Monday ahead of a planned sale at the Dorotheum auction house.

A police spokesman said: “The men left the site through different exits and fled.”

They released pictures of the three suspects taken from security-camera footage and added the heist had been professional.

The Dorotheum, Vienna’s best-known auction house in the heart of the city, confirmed that a theft had taken place but would not provide further details.

The painting was estimated at 120,000 to 160,000 euros and had been due to go under the hammer on Wednesday evening.

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