Shortly after the sale, Sotheby’s revealed that Justin Sun, a Chinese collector and founder of a cryptocurrency platform, had acquired the work. “This is not just an artwork,” Sun said in ...

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun purchased Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" banana artwork for $6.24 million at Sotheby's New ...

During the sale, auctioneer Oliver Barker described the work as “iconic” and “disruptive,” while joking that selling a banana ...