Do any of you want to go 16th's or 32th's on this?

Posted by: Gale 401 on 11 April 2012

One of four is going on sale.

They think it will hit 4 million?

I think it will hit double that and a bit more??

Munch.

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by BigH47

Didn't know you had painted 4 of them?

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by winkyincanada

One was stolen a few years back IIRC.

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by Derry

Originally Posted by Gale 401:

One of four is going on sale.

They think it will hit 4 million?

I think it will hit double that and a bit more??

Munch.

Why would anyone pay so much?

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by Sniper

This is a picture of Ingrid who walked down to Oslo harbour and then suddenly realised she had left her wig at home.

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by BigH47

Originally Posted by Derry:

Originally Posted by Gale 401:

One of four is going on sale.

They think it will hit 4 million?

I think it will hit double that and a bit more??

Munch.

Why would anyone pay so much?

Have you seen the price of other so called high art, and also stupid prices for modern art?

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by Derry

Yes, but that does not answer the question.

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by Steebo

Why would anyone pay so much?

That`s exactly what I hear from friends when they ask the cost of my system!!!

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by Chief Chirpa

4 million? And the rest. Sotheby's are expecting it to sell for $80 million plus.

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by Don Atkinson

Originally Posted by Derry:

Originally Posted by Gale 401:

One of four is going on sale.

They think it will hit 4 million?

I think it will hit double that and a bit more??

Munch.

Why would anyone pay so much?

Investment.

A risk, but worth taking according to some.

Cheers

Don

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by Don Atkinson

BBC News at Ten gave the estimated auction price as £50m.

Cheers

Don

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by JamieWednesday

DOH!

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by George Fredrik

I wish it could somehow go to the Munch Museum in Oslo to rejoin the other three versions.

Of course there are less famous Edvard Munch paintings that hang on prinate walls. I know one such in Oslo. I asked if it was a repro! But no, it had been in the familly for a century ...

I noticed it after a vist to the Munch Museum.

ATB from George

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by Chief Chirpa

George, Thought you might like to know... the owner, Petter Olsen, whose father Thomas was Munch's neighbour, has said the proceeds will help fund a museum, arts centre and hotel dedicated to the artist in Hvitsten, Norway - so all is not lost.

For anyone struggling with the price, here's a pdf of Sotheby's press release for the sale that landed in my inbox a while ago: http://www.rammegaard.no/filer..._Sothebys_Scream.pdf

Lastly, here's the artist’s hand-painted inscription on the frame:

I was walking along the road with two Friends / the Sun was setting – The Sky turned a bloody red / And I felt a whiff of Melancholy – I stood / Still, deathly tired – over the blue-black / Fjord and City hung Blood and Tongues of Fire / My Friends walked on – I remained behind / – shivering with Anxiety – I felt the great Scream in Nature – EM

Priceless.

Posted on: 12 April 2012 by George Fredrik

Dear Chief,

Thae does dound like good news!

ATB from George

Posted on: 03 May 2012 by Chief Chirpa

SOLD. For $119.9m: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17926519

(Får vel snart, Georg Fredrik)

Posted on: 03 May 2012 by Gale 401

After all that,

The good news is,

Its not going to be shut away in his private collection.

The man is going to put it on show so people can see it.

How much will the insurance cost ?

Munch.

Posted on: 04 May 2012 by JamieL_v2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXePZ1OPl7s

I am not one to advocate physical violence, but did anyone else think the auctioneer really needed a slap? Boy was he making the most of his fifteen minutes of fame.

Posted on: 04 May 2012 by Gale 401

Jamie,

He needs a slap just for the hair do.

Stu.