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Edvard Munch's Record-Setting The Scream and Other Highlights from the Impressionist and Modern Art Sale, May 2012

New York | May 2012

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The star of the Impressionist and modern art evening sale on 2 May 2012 was Edvard Munch's The Scream, which shattered the auction record for any work of art when it sold for $119,922,500.

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