Suspects Arrested for Theft of Banksy Work in Paris

The elusive street artist Banksy continues to make waves in the art world. In October, Sotheby’s withdrew a sculpture by the artist from a London sale when the British artist Andy Link claimed it was stolen from him. Now, two men, who are 35 and 32 years old, respectively, have been taken into custody in Paris for the September 2019 theft of a stencil work by Banksy that had been on view near the Centre Pompidou.
The French publication Le Monde reports that during searches police seiz