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Banksy auctions refugee paintings for £2.2m to aid Bethlehem hospital – BBC News
The proceeds from the sale of the street artist’s triptych will be donated to a children’s hospital.
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One of three paintings in the triptych Mediterranean Sea View 2017 referencing the refugee crisis
A trio of Banksy paintings has sold for more than £2.2m ($2.9m) at an auction in London, with the proceeds being donated to a hospital in Bethlehem.
The triptych Mediterranean Sea View 2017 went under the hammer at Sotheby’s on Tuesday after the artist donated them to help the children’s hospital.
The triptych of paintings reference the European refugee cri…
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