Maurizio Cattelan, banana and Comedian

Last Laugh? Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian,’ a Duct-Taped Banana, Sells for $6.2 Million at Auction
The controversial work, which instantly went viral when it debuted at Art Basel in 2019, beat estimates several times over.
Maurizio Cattelan's viral banana Comedian to go under the hammer for $1.5 million
A conceptual artwork of a banana duct taped to a wall is expected to sell for more than $1.5 million at an upcoming auction in New York.
‘The world's most expensive banana’: Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian fetches $6.2m at Sotheby’s New York
The most talked-about lot of the New York auction season, the duct-taped banana by Maurizio Cattelan, sold for a hammer price of $5.2m ($6.2m with fees) at Sotheby’s New York after a seven-minute bidding war.
MAURIZIO CATTELAN’S “COMEDIAN” THAT DUCT-TAPED BANANA just sold for $6.2 million
$1 million – you’re having a laugh – try $6.2 million and it just had to be a crypto kid.
Meet Maurizio Cattelan, the Artist That Sold a Banana for USD 6 Million
He’s been an artist for many years but made waves once again for a piece that sold this month. Meet Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.
Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s
A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur.
Inside Sotheby’s $6 million sale of a banana
Turns out that crypto bros love “Comedian,” Maurizio Cattelan’s now-infamous work consisting of a banana with duct tape, a spoof of art-world capitalism.
Viral banana artwork duct-taped to wall sells for $6.2M
If you thought the first price tag on Maurizio Cattelan’s viral banana duct-taped to a wall installation was obscene. This one might make you go bananas.
Maurizio Cattelan's viral 'Comedian' banana art set to sell for up to US$1.5m in New York
A banana fixed to a wall with duct tape is once again grabbing headlines as it is set to sell for up to US$1.5 million (NZ$2.5m) when it goes to auction this week at Sotheby's in New York.
Somebody paid $6.2 million for this duct-taped banana. Seriously
A banana duct-taped to a wall just sold for $6.2 million US. The artwork is called Comedian and it was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Cattelan is known as a “conceptual artist” whose creations are meant to raise questions and make people think.
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Cattelan’s $6.2 Million Banana Boosts an Otherwise Uneven Auction Night at Sotheby’s
Sotheby's contemporary evening sale pulled in a total of $112.3 million. The result is 64 percent less than the same sales ...
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Art world shrugs at $6 million banana-based 'Comedian' purchase as high-end market seeks to regain footing
Maurizio Cattelan’s duct-taped banana, titled “Comedian,” is displayed at Sotheby’s in New York on Nov. 8. For most art ...
Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian banana art sells for US$6.2m at Sotheby's in New York
Cryptocurrency platform TRON founder Justin Sun says he wants to honour the viral artwork's place in art history and popular ...