The scream how much did it sell for

Munch also created a lithograph of "The Scream" in , the same year he executed the pastel auctioned on Wednesday. Munch's use of color, art historians say, is a distinguishing characteristic of this version. The pastel-on-board also remains in its original frame. Dubbed "the portrait of a soul" and "the face that launched 1, therapists," "The Scream" depicts a distorted human figure -- hands flat against its sunken face, eyes and mouth wide open -- in the foreground of a nightmarish landscape.

The pastel is being sold by Norwegian businessman Petter Olsen, whose father is thought to have been a friend and patron of the famed artist. Tongues of fire and blood stretched over the bluish black fjord.

My friends went on walking, while I lagged behind, shivering with fear. Then I heard the enormous, infinite scream of nature. After the sale, he said: "I hope that the publicity given by this sale will increase public interest in Munch's work and awareness of the important message that I feel it conveys. Sotheby's auctioneer Tobias Meyer said the painting was "worth every penny".

The painting has become one of the famous works of art in popular culture. He added that it has been "used by everyone from Warhol to Hollywood to cartoons to teacups and T-shirts". Two of the other versions of The Scream were stolen, in and respectively.

Both were later recovered. What makes The Scream so iconic? This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sotheby's auctioneer in New York told one phone bidder "I love you".

The sale price includes the buyer's premium. View comments. Published 13 April