It's being dubbed "peel-and-eat-art" because it's an actual banana duct-taped to a wall, and it just sold for a whopping $5.2 million. With the $1 million Sotheby's Auction house fees on top of that,

The Italian artist who created the banana duct-taped to a wall that sold this week for $6.2 million, said in an interview published on Friday that the work was a "provocation" and an invitation to appreciate the true value of art.

This year has seen some of the worst sales in decades for the art market, and the “Comedian” piece is unlikely to move the needle one way or the other.