Artist Maurizio Cattelan’s art piece called, “The Comedian,” sold for $6.2 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. The art installation is unusual because it is a real, edible banana duct taped to the wall. The banana was reportedly purchased for just 35 cents.

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.