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'The Scream' fetches record $119.9M at NYC auction

The Scream

It's a scream that's still reverberating around the world. One of the most iconic images in art history - Edvard Munch's "The Scream" - has become the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. During an intense 12 minutes, the 1895 artwork - a modern symbol of human anxiety - was sold at Sotheby's in New York City on Wednesday for a record $119,922,500. Neither the buyer's name nor any details about the buyer was released.

 

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