The artwork was exhibited at the Art Basel art fair in Miami and had already attracted considerable attention before being eaten. It was sold earlier this week for over SEK 1.1 million.

But on Saturday, artist David Datuna made art of the art as he stepped into the gallery, picked down the banana and chewed it. He documented the event and posted it all on Instagram. David Datuna wrote in his Instagram post entitled "Hungry artist" that: "I love Maurizio Cattelan's art and especially this installation. It's delicious. "

Eating with the banana "good intentions"

Despite the increase, Datuna will not be reported to the police. Representatives of the gallery say that they take the event calmly and that they understand that the performance art piece was performed with good intentions.

- He didn't destroy the artwork. The banana is just an idea, says Lucien Terras of the Galerie Perrotin to the Miami Herald.

The value of the artwork is not in the banana itself, but in the certificate of authenticity that comes with the artwork, and the banana is intended to be replaced. A new banana had been taped to the wall 15 minutes after Datunas had finished eating, all according to the banana change instructions included with the artwork.

The man behind the gold toilets

The Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan is behind a number of notable works of art.

Among other things, a toilet in 18 carat gold, a work of art named "America". The toilet was stolen earlier this year from Blenheim Palace in British Oxfordshire, where it was installed as part of an exhibition.