Will 'The Scream' Set A World Record Tonight?
May 2, 2012
Edvard Munch's iconic painting, "The Scream," hits the auction block tonight at Sotheby's at 7 p.m. Estimates vary from $80 million to $200 million -- if it approaches the latter, it could set the world record for a work of art sold at auction, surpassing Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust," which sold for $106.5 million. Cezanne's "The Card Players" has the honor of being sold for the highest price, period (meaning not at auction) -- it was sold to Qatar (yes, the country) for $250 million.
We'll be liveblogging the highs and, well, higher highs, of the auction, so keep checking in here to see the price go up, learn some facts about the painting that may surprise you, and to size it up against other million dollar paintings.
We'll be liveblogging the highs and, well, higher highs, of the auction, so keep checking in here to see the price go up, learn some facts about the painting that may surprise you, and to size it up against other million dollar paintings.
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