That Banana on the Wall? At Art Basel Miami It’ll Cost You $120,000.

One of the bananas was bought by Sarah Andelman, a founder of the Paris concept store Colette, which recently closed; it was her first major art purchase. “I knew it was going to be a phenomenon,” Ms. Andelman said in a telephone interview from Paris, “this banana on the wall.”

She said her husband, as a joke, had taped a banana to her desk when she returned from the fair. “I thought, ‘Wow, that was a fast delivery,’” Ms. Andelman quipped.

But humor aside, Ms. Andelman said she had no buyer’s remorse, having long admired Mr. Cattelan’s work. She plans to hang the certificate accompanying the banana in her office, if not perhaps the banana itself.

“It really reflects our time,” Ms. Andelman said, “the absurdity of everything.”

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