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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jill Lawless

A treasured Banksy owned by a member of Blink-182 is up for auction. It could fetch $6 million

Britain Banksy Blink 182 - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A painting by street artist Banksy with an environmental message and an estimate of up to 5 million pounds ($6.3 million) is going up for auction, with some of the proceeds helping victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.

Sotheby’s auction house said Tuesday that “Crude Oil (Vettriano)” is being sold in London next month from the collection of Mark Hoppus, bassist with California skate-punk band Blink-182, who sees Banksy as a kindred spirit.

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