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Edvard Munch (pronounced [mʉŋk], December 12, 1863 – January 23, 1944) was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker, and an important forerunner of expressionistic art. His best-known composition, The Scream is one of the pieces in a series titled The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of life, love, fear, death, and melancholy. Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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    'The Scream' Fetches Record $119.9M
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    YORK) One of the art world's most recognizable images - Edvard Munch's "The Scream" - sold Wednesday for a record $119,922,500 at auction in New York City. The 1895 artwork - a modern symbol of human anxiety - was sold at Sotheby's. The buyer's name...

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    Together with the Mona Lisa, it's the most famous and recognized image in art history.
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    MICHAEL FRAHM, of art advisory service Frahm Ltd. , explaining why Edvard Munch's iconic painting, The Scream, reached $119.9 million at auction Wednesday night at Sotheby's in New York

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    Edvard Munch's The Scream Sells for a Record $120 Million at Auction
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    The painting, which dates from 1895, is one of four versions of the composition, and sold for a record $120 million at the auction on Wednesday, far exceeding pre-sales estimates of about $80 million. Norwegian painter Edvard Munch’s woeful subject —...

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    Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Sets Record Fetching $120 Million
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    ``Femme assise dans un fauteuil''

    Scream" by Edvard Munch, one of four versions of the composition by the Norwegian artist. "The Scream" by Edvard Munch, one of four versions of the composition by the Norwegian artist. Source: Sotheby's via Bloomberg May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Sotheby’s...

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    Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Sets Record Fetching $120 Million
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    ``Femme assise dans un fauteuil''

    Scream" by Edvard Munch, one of four versions of the composition by the Norwegian artist. "The Scream" by Edvard Munch, one of four versions of the composition by the Norwegian artist. Source: Sotheby's via Bloomberg ``Femme assise dans un fauteuil''...

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    'The Scream' Could Set Record at Auction: Big Pic
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    2, 2012 -- The 1895 painting by Edvard Munch is being auctioned at Sotheby's today. The painting is of a man holding his head and screaming under a streaked sky. It "has become a modern symbol for human anxiety," the Wall Street Journal said. Some...

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    Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Could Set Auction Record
    Time Magazine 2 weeks ago

    Munch's iconic painting, The Scream, is on auction at Sotheby's New York Tuesday. It is expected to fetch in excess of 50 million GBP. Edvard Munch’s The Scream is expected to become the most expensive painting ever sold when it hits the auction block...

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    Munch’s Mad Walk Provoked $80 Million ‘Scream’
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    "The Scream"

    Scream" by Edvard Munch, one of four versions of the composition by the Norwegian artist. "The Scream" by Edvard Munch, one of four versions of the composition by the Norwegian artist. Source: Sotheby's via Bloomberg “I walked along the road with two...

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    Munch’s $80 Million ‘Scream’ Leads New York May Auctions
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    "No. 28"

    The oil on canvas work is 60" x 30." Source: Christie's via Bloomberg ``No. 28'' (1951) by Jackson Pollock. The oil on canvas work is 30 1/8" x 54 1/8." The oil on canvas work is 30 1/8" x 54 1/8." Source: Christie's via Bloomberg A version of “The...

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    Munch's The Scream Expected to Auction for More Than $80 Million
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    It is expected to fetch at least $80 million, Reuters reports. There are four versions of the famous 1895 work, three of which belong to Norwegian museum collections. The version to be auctioned is owned by Norwegian businessman Petter Olsen, whose...

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