Auction House Christie’s Sells Beeple’s NFT for Almost $29M

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British auction house Christie’s has sold a non-fungible token (NFT) created by artist Mike Winkelmann, also known as Beeple, for $28.985 million.

A huge congratulations to .@Beeple whose “Human One” artwork sold at the Christie’s 21st Century Evening Sale for $28.9M USD.

Another huge moment for NFTs and for the culture we are all trying to build within the traditional art world. Keep going my friends! pic.twitter.com/PcCoGMpYuQ

— Farokh.eth (@farokh) November 10, 2021

The NFT in question, dubbed HUMAN ONE, is a physical sculpture of a man in a spacesuit moving in different climatic conditions.

Beeple has tweeted about the sale:

“Still in absolute disbelief of reality.”

The British auction house sold in March Beeple’s NFT “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” for $69.3 million. While the final bid was $60.3 million, the commissions were also included in the final price.