Maurizio Cattelan’s taped banana put up for auction for $1 million – Libération

This Wednesday, November 20, Sotheby’s is releasing the iconic fruit of the Italian artist, “Comedian,” which has seen its price explode from appearance to appearance. The lucky owner will be given a certificate of authenticity and a protocol to compensate for the inevitable rotting.

Banana peel slipped for the first time on the Perrotin gallery stand at Art Basel Miami in 2019, Comedianby the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, should once again send the art market into a tailspin this Wednesday, November 20, as Sotheby’s announces its auction for the lowest price of $1 million. Sold alongside others masterpieces contemporary art, Woman in Tub by Jeff Koons estimated between 10 and 15 million, to a squash on acid by Yayoi Kusama via a Nurse by Richard Prince or a haunted canvas by the little Frenchman who rises, Pol Taburet, and a bunch of sure values, from Basquiat to Ed Ruscha, Cattelan’s banana will be the only work “eligible for cryptocurrency payment” specifies the auction house.

The aptly named Comedian sold this Wednesday will bear the mention “2 sur 3” and its happy owner