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Munch's 'The Scream' fetches record $119.9 mil at New York auction

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah that's a lot of money!

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Even if I had unlimited money, that is one painting I would not buy. Imagine waking up and seeing that hanging on the bedroom wall. Not the happiest way to start the day.

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Something is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.

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Munch created several versions of The Scream ("Skrik") on various media:

1893 Crayon on cardboard (original one with washed out colors)

1893 Tempera and crayon on cardboard (the best known version, stolen and recovered in 1994)

1895 Pastel on board (this one sold at Sotheby's)

1895 Lithograph transfer (which popularized the series)

1910 Tempera and oil on cardboard (stolen in 2004 and recovered in 2006)

Sotheby's version has the most vibrant orange and blue (complementary colors), it is the only version where one of the background figures turns to look outward. Also in this version the right nostril of the main figure is brown and the left nostril is blue.

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So who bought?

An obviously fact which has been left out of this article.

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The buyer's name was not released.

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