Same Name

Starry Night, c. 1893, by Edvard Munch, The J. Paul Getty Museum.

Munch is the Symbolist painter best known for The Scream. He was from Norway but traveled and studied in Paris and admired van Gogh.

Starry Night, 1899 by Vincent van Gogh, MOMA, NYNY

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We're Shocked Too

The Scream by Edvard Munch, 1893, Nasjonalgalleriet, Norway.

Yesterday, a version of this iconic artwork broke all auction records when it sold for $119.9 million dollars making it the highest amount a work of art has ever sold for. It is actually not surprising, as The Scream has become one of the most recognized art works in the world along with the Mona Lisa and American Gothic.