The Scream

[dibble1]

I heard that the Painting "The Scream" which sold today is one of 4 but the only one in private hands. Mmmmmmmmmm how does that work then?

[andy-hughes]

? It's simple - of the four versions, three are in museums, and one of the more famous and evocative versions (they are all painted in different media) has become available for sale.

[Prudie]

It's not that unusual for artists to do more than one version. Van Gogh did quite a few of his iconic 'sunflowers'. More to the point I just can't grasp why a piece of art is worth paying over £100 million for. I could never value anything material that highly.

[dibble1]

thanks

[bazwillrun]

Picture of the buyer after spending $120 Million on an original painting only to find there are another 4 copies knocking about!

[IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/350l637.jpg[/IMG]

[andy-hughes]

Actually bazwillrun, they are subtly different.

The painting which has just been sold has an image of Munch standing on the bridge looking desolate, apparently a reflection of his own dreadfully unhappy childhood. This figure is not featured in the other versions, and each copy is painted differently, using differnt painting methods, so each is unique.

[ChuckFickens]

These are the four versions...

http://2.bp.blogspot....1600/four+screams.jpg