Banksy “Crude Oil (Vettriano)” painting from collection of Blink-182 bassist sells for $5.5 million

A rare painting by the street artist Banksy, inspired by the recently deceased Scottish painter Jack Vettriano, sold for nearly 4.3 million pounds ($5.5 million) Tuesday, according to auction house Sotheby’s.  Entitled “Crude Oil (Vettriano)” and sometimes called “Toxic beach,” the painting first revealed by Banksy in 2005 was sold at Sotheby’s in London, from…

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