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.
The Scream becomes most expensive painting ever auctioned
Edvard Munch's The Scream has become the most expensive painting ever sold at auction.
It fetched $120m (£74m) including commission at Sotheby's in New York today.
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