The Scream sells for $120m
Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" has become the most expensive painting ever sold at auction, fetching a record $120 million at auction in New York.
Munch's 'The Scream' on show in London before auction
The only privately-owned version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" has gone on show in London for the first time before it is sold at auction in New York.
The famous picture is on display at Sotheby's in the capital for a week and is expected to fetch £50.4 million or more at the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in New York on May 2.
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