'The Scream' by Edvard Munch from the Impressionist & Modern Sale, May 2012

Simon Shaw and Adam Gopnik, author, critic and staffwriter at "The New Yorker" discuss the extraordinary power and appeal of Edvard Munch's celebrated masterpiece,The Scream.

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