18K Gold Toilet Sells for $12.1 Million
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- Maurizio Cattelan's 18-Karat Gold Toilet Sells for over $3 Million
- * The Sale: An 18-karat gold toilet created by artist Maurizio Cattelan sold at Sotheby's for $3.02 million (including fees).
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Maurizio Cattelan’s 18-Karat Gold Toilet Sells for over $3 Million
* The Sale: An 18-karat gold toilet created by artist Maurizio Cattelan sold at Sotheby’s for $3.02 million (including fees).
* “America”: The artwork is titled ”America” and is the second edition created.
* Previous Installations & Theft: The first edition was famously displayed at the Guggenheim Museum in New York and Blenheim Palace in England (where it was stolen in 2019 and remains unrecovered). Sotheby’s claims the sold piece is the only existing edition.
* Cattelan’s Provocative Art: The article highlights Cattelan’s history of creating controversial and high-selling art.
* “Comedian” (banana): A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million to crypto investor Justin sun, who planned to eat it.
* “Him” (Hitler Figure): A wax sculpture of a kneeling Adolf Hitler sold for $17.2 million in 2016.
* Origin: The seller acquired the toilet in 2017 from the Marian Goodman Gallery in New York.
In essence, the article details the sale of a very expensive and unusual piece of art, placing it within the context of the artist’s broader body of work and his penchant for creating pieces that generate notable attention and high prices.