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The Scream

Edvard Munch’s The Scream recently garnered a record breaking $119.9 million at Sotheby’s in New York. Despite the “tasty narrative potential” of the iconic artwork,  the Pulitizer Prize winning art critic Holland Cotter thinks that the painting’s new owner spent their vast sum of money unwisely. Related posts: Scream for ‘The Scream’ A recent study by [...] Related posts: Scream for ‘The Scream’ A recent study by the American Psychological Association finds “people.
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Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' goes for $119.9 million at Sotheby's

Arts : Culture Monster (last year)

NEW YORK -- Sometimes beauty is trumped by the beast. After bullish expectations and an aggressive marketing campaign for an image considered the quintessential expression of modern horror, Sotheby'sNew York sold Edvard Munch's 1895... Read Post

Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' to sell at Sotheby's in New York; may fetch $80 million

Arts : Artdaily (last year)

NEW YORK (AP).- One of four versions of Edvard Munch's masterpiece "The Scream" will be sold this spring in New York, Sotheby's auction house announced Tuesday. Sotheby's estimates that the work, which has become a modern icon of hu... Read Post

Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' fetches record $119.9 million at Sotheby's auction

Arts : Artdaily (last year)

NEW YORK (AP).- 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 ... Read Post


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