A sculpture of a kneeling Hitler by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was sold at an auction in New York at a record price on Sunday night, according to AP.

"Him," Cattelan's controversial sculpture of Hitler, appears as a small child kneeling in prayer when approached from the rear. But from the front, the viewer comes face-to-face with the unmistakable likeness of Hitler. It sold for a record $17.2 million.