There seems to be Munch-mania in this part of the world.
First, came the auction in London in May...
...when an anonymous buyer paid $119 million for The Scream which the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch had done in 1895.
This price even surpassed forecasts which had suggested a $80-million mark.
$119.9 is the highest price ever paid at a auction (and one of the highest amounts paid when previous considers inflation). See this table prepared by The Economist.
Edvard Munch - unusual man, no doubt - made four versions The Scream. Three are in Norwegian museums. The version that was sold in London belonged to a lucky Norwegian whose family was friends with Munch. The Wall Street Journal had a full-blown article comparing the versions.
Second, Munch is getting international attention due to a large exhibition at the Tate Modern in London following one of the most successful exhibitions at the Center Pompidou in Paris.
I was lucky indeed. That is, my trip to London coincided with the Munch exhibit! (Which I will talk about in a separate entry).
Finally, there is a big exhibition being organised in Norway due to open up in 2013...
First, came the auction in London in May...
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| From AP |
...when an anonymous buyer paid $119 million for The Scream which the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch had done in 1895.
This price even surpassed forecasts which had suggested a $80-million mark.
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| By Robert Ariail |
Edvard Munch - unusual man, no doubt - made four versions The Scream. Three are in Norwegian museums. The version that was sold in London belonged to a lucky Norwegian whose family was friends with Munch. The Wall Street Journal had a full-blown article comparing the versions.
Second, Munch is getting international attention due to a large exhibition at the Tate Modern in London following one of the most successful exhibitions at the Center Pompidou in Paris.
Finally, there is a big exhibition being organised in Norway due to open up in 2013...
