An art piece consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at auction
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The winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur in New York on Wednesday.
Comedian, by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at Art Basel Miami Beach, as festival-goers tried to make out whether the single yellow piece of fruit affixed to a white wall with silver duct tape was a joke or cheeky commentary on questionable standards among art collectors. At one point, another artist took the banana off the wall and ate it.
Bidding started at $800,000 and within minutes shot up to $2 million, then $3 million, then $4 million, and higher, as the auctioneer, Oliver Barker, joked "Don't let it slip away."
"Don't miss this opportunity," Barker said. "These are words I've never thought I'd say: Five million dollars for a banana."
The final hammer price announced in the room was $5.2 million, which didn't include the about $1 million in auction house fees, paid by the buyer.
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