Pic: Amy Harris/Invision/AP] Now, the hand-painted Banksy will be auctioned by Sotheby's in London, with some of the proceeds to be donated to good causes including the California Fire Foundation, which helps people impacted by wildfires around LA, a children's hospital, and a cancer research centre.
Crude Oil (Vettriano) was first exhibited by Banksy in 2005 and is the anonymous artist's re-imagining of Jack Vettriano's career-defining The Singing Butler, from 1992, which itself was auctioned by Sotheby's for £744,800 in 2004.
He rose to fame after forming Blink-182 alongside guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker in 1992, and the trio went on to define the pop-punk genre with hits such as The Rock Show, All The Small Things, What's My Age Again?, and I Miss You.
"Street art and punk rock share the same vocabulary - they speak to the outsider, the rebel and the overlooked," said Oliver Barker, Sotheby's Europe chairman.
The singer added: "Coming back to punk rock, one aspect of the community I always hold dear is, if you get lucky enough to gain success, you bring your friends with you.
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