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That sold for $6.2 million at an auction at Sotheby's in New York. The yellow banana fixed to the white wall with silver duct tape is a work entitled "Comedian," by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.

Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian,' a banana duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at a Sotheby's auction. Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun purchased the artwork, viewing it ...

Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian,' a banana duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at a Sotheby's auction. The sale, to cryptocurrenc ...

Comedian, Maurizio Cattelan’s instant classic, sold for more than quadruple some estimates at Sotheby’s this week. How one work, and its worth, both satirizes and explains the meme-y days ahead.

Artist Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" is seen during a press preview for Sotheby's Evening Auction on Oct. 25, 2024, in New York City. (John Nacion/Getty Images / Getty Images) ...

This isn’t low-hanging fruit. Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” has fetched a phenomenal $6.2 million at auction at Sotheby’s in New York City. The Post re-created “Comedian” for the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian – or as it is better known, the banana duct-taped to a wall – has sold at a Sotheby’s auction ...

Comedian, a sculpture by the artist Maurizio Cattelan, consisting of a piece of duct tape and a banana stuck to a wall, has sold for US$6.2 million (S$8.32 million) at Sotheby’s in New York ...