Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a wall, was sold at Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday for $6.2 million.

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday.

A banana duct-taped to a wall has been bought for $6.2m (£4.9m) by a Chinese crypto mogul who immediately promised to eat his new purchase. “Comedian”, which was created by Maurizio Cattelan, was bought by Justin Sun for four times above its estimated $1.

Justin Sun, the crypto entrepreneur who purchased the now-viral art piece featuring a banana taped to a wall, has eaten it. The piece, titled "Comedian," was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and sold for $6.2 million at a recent Sotheby’s auction.

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun identified himself as the buyer, pledging to ‘personally eat the banana’

Chinese-born Justin Sun peeled off the duct tape and enjoyed the banana in a press conference held in Hong Kong.

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who identified himself as the buyer of a viral artwork depicting a yellow banana duct-taped to a wall said he will eat the fruit as part of a “unique artistic experience.

Last week, Chinese billionaire and cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun bought “Comedian,” a Maurizio Cattelan work of a duct-taped banana, for an eye-watering six million. On Friday, he ate it.

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York.

The crypto entrepreneur who bought a banana duct-taped to a wall for $6.2 million ate the artwork. Justin Sun chowed down on the banana proclaiming, "It’s much better than other bananas. It’s really quite good.