Edvard Munch's iconic painting, "The Scream," broke a world record tonight, becoming the most expensive artwork sold in an auction. Estimates for the sale varied from $80 million to $200 million.
BY ULA ILNYTZKY AP NEW YORK — One of the art world's most recognizable images — Edvard Munch's "The Scream" — could sell for $80 million or more when it is auctioned at Sotheby's today. The 1895 pastel of a man holding his head and screaming under a
ICONIC painting The Scream became the most expensive artwork ever to be sold at auction early today, fetching £74million in New York.
Edvard Munch's iconic painting, "The Scream," broke a world record tonight, becoming the most expensive artwork sold in an auction. Estimates for the sale varied from $80 million to $200 million.
The Scream" may be one of the most famous paintings in the world and it's just sold for a record amount of money at auction.
