High-pitched interest for Munch’s ‘Scream’
Edvard Munch’s expressionist masterpiece set to sell for more than $80m at New York auction.
Published On 2 May 2012
The iconic expressionist painting “The Scream”, which has become a modern symbol of human anxiety, is being offered for sale at auction in New York.
One of a series of paintings created by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch between 1893 and 1910, “The Scream” is expected to be sold at least for $80m.
Al Jazeera’s Gerald Tan reports.