The World's Most Expensive Banana: Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian' Sells for $6.2 Million | Sotheby's скачать в хорошем качестве

The World's Most Expensive Banana: Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian' Sells for $6.2 Million | Sotheby's

The world’s most notorious banana just sold for $6.2 million in its auction debut. Maurizio Cattelan’s iconoclastic 'Comedian' has captivated the world once again—this time in the #SothebysNewYork salesroom, where Oliver Barker brought the hammer down at 6X its estimate of $1 million. After over 6 minutes of heated bidding, Jen Hua, Deputy Chairman of Sotheby's Asia and Chairman of Sotheby's China, placed the winning bid on behalf of Justin Sun, Chinese collector and founder of cryptocurrency platform TRON. Sun remarked, “when I first heard about this work back in 2019, I thought it was pure genius. And when I heard it was back on the market, I knew I had to have it. Cattelan’s humour and sense of adventure strike a strong chord with me, and I’m thrilled to now be its proud owner.” Next up is the Contemporary Day Auction, don’t miss the finale of our New York Sales Week—starting tomorrow, 21 November, at 10 AM EST. Presented in partnership with ‪@SamsungUS‬