Most expensive painting: Scream goes for US$ 120mn
May 03, 2012  10:54

Edvard Munch's iconic painting 'The Scream', considered one of the most recognizable in art world, was sold for over USD 120 million, creating a new record for the highest price ever paid for a work of art at any auction. 

The painting, depicting image of a man holding his head and his mouth wide open, was sold for USD 119,922,500, which includes the premium paid to Sotheby's at the auction held here yesterday. 

The auction house did not release the name or any other details of the buyer. The bidder was participating in the auction through phone. "A seminal image of the pulsating anguish of modernity, The Scream is among the most recognizable images in the history of art," Sotheby's said. 

Till now Pablo Picasso's 'Nude, Green Leaves and Bust' was the most expensive painting ever sold. It was bought for USD 106.5 million at a Christie's auction in 2010.

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