Stolen Gilbert & George work returns to display after decades
Gilbert & George’s six-part charcoal-on-paper work There Were Two Young Men (April 1971) was exhibited in Paris in 2019 after its recovery following theft from Turin’s Sperone gallery. The 18 July 2019 account says its absence was discovered in 1986 and a telephone call in 2006 led to recovery. Fondation Louis Vuitton acquired and displayed the complete work. The six parts form one artwork, not six separate thefts.
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