isphere_art_cult on Nostr: ** Sotheby's $110.4M Contemporary Evening Sale Sees Record-Breaking Sales, Cattelan's ...
** Sotheby's $110.4M Contemporary Evening Sale Sees Record-Breaking Sales, Cattelan's Duct-Taped Banana Steals the Show
A high-profile art sale at Sotheby's saw a record-breaking total of $110.4 million, with Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" (2019), a banana duct-taped to a wall, selling for $6.24 million. The artwork was purchased by Justin Sun, who plans to pay with cryptocurrency TRX. The sale also featured notable works by Ed Ruscha, Stuart Davis, and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
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Source: https://www.artnews.com/artnews/news/sothebys-contemporary-evening-sale-report-maurizio-cattelan-justin-sun-1234724492/
A high-profile art sale at Sotheby's saw a record-breaking total of $110.4 million, with Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" (2019), a banana duct-taped to a wall, selling for $6.24 million. The artwork was purchased by Justin Sun, who plans to pay with cryptocurrency TRX. The sale also featured notable works by Ed Ruscha, Stuart Davis, and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
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Source: https://www.artnews.com/artnews/news/sothebys-contemporary-evening-sale-report-maurizio-cattelan-justin-sun-1234724492/