Three Banksy paintings have been sold at auction for $2.9 million.<br />The lot consisted of 3 paintings titled "Mediterranean Sea View 2017".<br />The paintings fetched far more than the expected price of $1 million to $1.5 million.<br />They gad been previously displayed in the lobby of the Walled Off Hotel, which the artist opened in Bethlehem in 2017.<br />The proceeds from the auction are earmarked to support a Palestinian hospital.
