Edvard Munch's "The Scream," which many call the most recognizable image in Western art along with the Mona Lisa, sold at auction recently for $119,922,500, the highest price ever paid for a painting.
Munch created the work in 1895, using a swirling, fiery sky and ghostly, screaming face to depict an inner state of extreme anxiety, depression, and fear.
To learn more about Munch and "The Scream," use our library databases Oxford Art Online and JSTOR, where you will find authoritative information on the Norwegian artist, whose work continues to captivate and haunt our imaginations today.
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Munch created the work in 1895, using a swirling, fiery sky and ghostly, screaming face to depict an inner state of extreme anxiety, depression, and fear.
To learn more about Munch and "The Scream," use our library databases Oxford Art Online and JSTOR, where you will find authoritative information on the Norwegian artist, whose work continues to captivate and haunt our imaginations today.
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