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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe scream sold for 120 million.
Always reminds me of that claymation character, Oh, no! Bob.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream," one of the world's most recognizable works of art, sold for $120 million at Sotheby's on Wednesday, setting a new record as the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction.
The sale at Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art auction featured other works by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Joan Miro, but Munch's vibrant piece was the centerpiece of the auction in a salesroom packed with collectors, bidders and the media.
The vibrant pastel from 1895 was conservatively estimated to sell for about $80 million at Sotheby's, but two determined bidders drove the final price to $107 million, or $119,922,500 including commission, during a 15-minute bidding war.
One of four versions by the Scandinavian painter, which was being sold by Norwegian businessman Petter Olsen, "The Scream" easily eclipsed the old auction record held by Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust," which went for $106.5 million at Christie's two years ago.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-05-02/entertainment/sns-rt-us-thescream-auctionbre84200m-20120502_1_modern-art-auction-sotheby-editorial-cartoons
madinmaryland
(64,934 posts)but we already knew that.
What a fucking waste of resources. It's only a goddamn painting.
Ptah
(33,055 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,776 posts)is that everybody who buys your stuff hopes you die early.
Bruce Wayne
(692 posts)The smart ones just start coughing to speed up the sale.
Tabasco_Dave
(1,259 posts)just as much in a few years!
Baitball Blogger
(46,776 posts)Has there been any more theories considering his mysterious death?
lastlib
(23,366 posts)Why did I have to flunk first-grade coloring???
Bruce Wayne
(692 posts)lastlib
(23,366 posts)Red and green are just gray to me.
Grantuspeace
(873 posts)Over priced, but an iconic work.
Bruce Wayne
(692 posts)I think he's also worth $120 million.