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Fruit Vendor Learns His 35-Cent Banana Sold as Artwork for $6.2 Million

Shah Alam, a 74-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh, reacts emotionally after discovering the fate of a banana he sold, which became part of Maurizio Cattelan's conceptual art piece.

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Maurizio Cattelan's Duct-Taped Banana to Auction for Up to $1.5 Million

Art Valuation

Fruit Vendor Learns His 35-Cent Banana Sold as Artwork for $6.2 Million

Banana Artwork Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s Auction

Stolen Churchill Portrait Recovered and Returned to Ottawa Hotel

Duct-Taped Banana Artwork Expected to Fetch Over $1 Million at Auction

Maurizio Cattelan's Duct-Taped Banana to Auction for Up to $1.5 Million