Sotheby’s pulls ‘stolen’ Banksy sculpture The Drinker from auction

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Last-minute move follows claim by artist Andy Link that he is rightful owner

A Banksy sculpture called The Drinker, a comic riff on Rodin’s The Thinker, has been withdrawn at the last minute from a major London auction – two days after an allegation it was stolen.

 

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