One of the most highly recognized and massively reproduced paintings is headed to auction and tagged with an astonishing price prediction: $80 million. Sotherby’s announced yesterday that Edvard Munch’s The Scream will be up for auction on May 2nd.
Munch painted four versions of The Scream and with three of them in Norwegian museums, this is the only one held privately. Produced in 1895, the original owner was Thomas Olsen, a friend and neighbor to Munch. Thomas’ son, Petter Olsen, is bringing the painting to auction. In an interview with the New York Times, Petter Olsen stated that The Scream hung in the family dining room and has always been a part of his life.
Different versions of The Scream have been stolen from museums, twice. In 1994, a version of The Scream from 1893 was stolen from the National Gallery of Norway and later recovered that same year. Again in 2004, a masked gunman stole the 1910 version from the Munch Museum in Oslo. That painting was recovered two years later. Sotherby’s plans to heighten security for the painting’s planned viewings in London on April 13th and New York on April 27th.
Galerie Michael is proud to announce our latest show, Miró & Dali: Poetic Visions, Two Catalan Surrealists, opening this Saturday, February 25, 2012 at our gallery on Rodeo Drive.














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