Sotheby’s pulls ‘stolen’ Banksy sculpture The Drinker from auction — theguardian.com

A Banksy sculpture called The Drinker, a comic riff on Rodin’s The Thinker, has been withdrawn at the last minute from a major London auction – two days after an allegation it was stolen. The artist Andy Link, also known as Art Kieda, said the sculpture, which is more than 180cm tall was taken from his garden a number of years ago and he regarded himself as the rightful owner. On Tuesday it was due to be a highlight of a contemporary art sale at Sotheby’s main auction room in London with an estimated top price of £1m.

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