What you buy when you buy Cattelan’s ‘Comedian’ is not the banana itself, but a certificate of authenticity that grants the ...

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 ...

This is a banana duct-taped to the wall. It’s a real banana. You could go into a supermarket, buy such a banana, and tape it to the wall. But the chances are your version won’t go to auction for a ...

As Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a wall, goes to auction, here's a look back at how the ...

Axios VisualsThe price of a banana has remained relatively stable in recent years, despite inflation. The price of a banana ...

A banana duct-taped to a wall first sold in 2019 for $120,000. It could fetch up to $1.5 million this week during a Sotheby’s ...

The auction will also include ... one could argue that a lot of contemporary art is, well, not great. However, Cattelan is ...

First causing a stir at Art Basel, Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian", made from a banana and tape, is expected to fetch ...

Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian," featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall, may sell for over $1 million at a Sotheby's ...