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This duct-taped banana art piece is worth at least $1 million. Here's why
Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming auction at Sotheby’s in New York.
Million-dollar banana? Infamous artwork goes on auction
As Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a wall, goes to auction, here's a look back at how the banana became a beloved motif in the arts.
Banana taped to wall expected to sell for $1M+ at art auction
Axios VisualsThe price of a banana has remained relatively stable in recent years, despite inflation. The price of a banana taped to a wall, however, has skyrocketed.Why it matters: On Wednesday Sotheby's will auction a conceptual artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall,
Maurizio Cattelan’s Viral Banana Artwork Could Fetch $1.5 Million at Auction
Visitors take pictures of the work “Comedian” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. And any potential bidders concerned with the perishable quality of the art needn’t worry. “What you buy when you buy Cattelan’s Comedian is not the banana itself ...
Duct-Taped Banana on Sale for $1.5M But Comes With a Catch
An urgent message to starving artists the world over–why eat your groceries if you can lob them on the wall for a $1,499,999 mark-up? The viral duct-taped banana art installation ‘Comedian’, brainchild of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan,
Banana taped to wall set to snatch over $1 million at auction
A simple experimental art piece consisting of a banana attached to the wall with duct tape is expected to fetch over $1 million at auction this week.
Maurizio Cattelan's banana artwork set to auction for $1m at Sotheby’s
Although the banana itself is perishable and will not be part of the sale, buyers will receive a certificate of authenticity that allows them to recreate the piece by placing a banana and duct tape on a wall themselves.
Correction: Banana Art Auction story
In a story published Nov. 17, 2024, about an upcoming auction of “Comedian,” an artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, The Associated Press erroneously reported Chloé Cooper Jones' academic title. She is
How a duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million
Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more
Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" Expected to Net Up to $1.5 Million at New York Sotheby's Auction
Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian," featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall, may sell for over $1 million at a Sotheby's auction.
How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million
The conceptual artwork has an estimated value of between $1 million and $1.5 million at Sotheby’s auction on Nov. 20.
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No Joke: Viral Duct-Taped Banana Could Command $1.5 Million at Auction
However, the piece everyone was talking about that year was by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, titled Comedian, simply ...
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 ...