Where to buy...Edvard Munch’s The Scream
A version of The Scream can be yours for about $80 million.
It remains one of the “most tortured, most famous, and most famously stolen” works of art in the world, said Maura Judkis in WashingtonPost.com. And for about $80 million, a version of it can be yours. Last week, Sotheby’s of New York announced that one of four versions of The Scream that Edvard Munch created in his lifetime would be put up for auction on May 2. The only version currently in private hands, this 1895 work is said to be more vibrant than its peers. It’s accompanied by a poem Munch painted onto the frame, describing himself “shivering with anxiety” and feeling “the great Scream.” Though Sotheby’s put the estimated sale price at $80 million, there’s no telling how high the number might go in today’s voracious market. The current record for the sale of a single artwork at auction stands at $106 million, set in May 2010 for a Picasso nude. For auction details, see sothebys.com.
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