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On Friday, auction house Sotheby’s announced that one of the artwork’s three “editions” is going back on sale — this time with an estimate of $1 million to $1.5 million.

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I found the Sotheby's press release that the article cited: https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/sothebys-to-offer-maurizio-cattelans-comedian. This press release was dated October 24th, 2024, cites this edition of Comedian as "an edition of three plus two artist proofs" and estimates $1-1.5 million, confirming the claims made in the article.

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