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 ...

The "Comedian" banana attracted so much attention that it had to be withdrawn from view. But three editions sold for between $120,000 and $150,000, according to the gallery handling sales at the time.

Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a wall, was sold at Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday for $6.2 million. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages ...

Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian," a conceptual artwork comprising a banana stuck to a wall with duct tape, sold on Wednesday for $6.24 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.

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.

transcript. Duct-Taped Banana Sells for $6.2 Million The conceptual artwork, “Comedian,” by the noted prankster Maurizio Cattelan was auctioned at Sotheby’s on Wednesday.

When is a banana not a banana? When it’s a work of art. At Sotheby’s auction on Wednesday night, the conceptual work by Maurizio Cattelan hammered for $5.2 million, or $6.2 million with fees.

An artist said Maurizio Cattelan's viral piece "Comedian," showing a banana taped to a wall, copied his work. The Supreme Court declined to take the case.

Five years after Maurizio Cattelan's creation of "Comedian" - a banana duct-taped to a wall - the artwork is set to be auctioned off by Sotheby's in New York City next month, potentially fetching ...

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur.