The Sream by Edvard Munch
This is the probably the most famous painting by Edvard Munch. The original painting was displayed at the Munch Museum in Oslo. It was stolen in August of 2004 by two thieves who, in broad daylight, took two of his most famous pieces The Madonna and The Scream.The Madonna is valued at $15,000,000 alone. Neither has been recovered. It’s likely that they have been destroyed.
posted by Cade | 2:10 PM
7 Comments:
I had forgotten about these paintings being stolen and didn't realize that they were still missing. How sad!
And in broad daylight no less!
Someday they will hopefully be recovered. They often are as is some of the paintings that disappeared during WWII. I have a copy of the Scream on my wall for years and I still love to look at it often.
It's really surprising how many people consider The Scream to be a work of horror. My own mother hates it!
oh ... i saw this painting when i was in skool ages back...had read about it in d papers... wow... its a brilliant art work... had tried painting it wid crayons myself when i was a kid n was successful to a certain extent :-)
Didja know the actual title of this piece is "The Cry"? I think there was a mistranslation which occured to the famous title of "The Scream". So now it goes by either title.
Dee: You've shown some amazing talents that stretch into the world of the arts. Perhaps you should take a few courses. I'm certain you'd do well.
GnarlyDorkette: Really? I had no idea. That brings about a whole new depth to the piece, then. Thanks for the info.
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