The emperor’s new receipt: Rs 59 cr for a banana? Inside the world of absurd art pricing
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July 11, 2026
Sotheby’s auctioneer overseeing the bidding for Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) at Sotheby’s on November 20, 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Sotheby’s In a very exclusive room far far away, a very ordinary looking wooden gavel comes…