The Scream ( Edvard Munch )
According to Edvard Munch's diary, the painting was inspired by Nietzsche. According to the painter's blog, he is walking with two friends, the sun is setting and the blood is red. The painter felt tired and leaned against the handrails. Two of his friends continued to walk. The artist expresses in his diary that he feels the scream of nature at this time. The painter is sick when doing this painting and it is thought that this tiredness comes from there.
According to the American art historian Robert Rosenblum, the face of the human figurine in this picture was made by being influenced by the candle from Peru in Musée de l'Homme in Paris.
Before making the painting final, Munch made four "Scream" tables using different colors from 1893 to 1910.
The painter made the painting black and white into stone print and made the serial production.
In 1984, the table was stolen by thieves, leaving a note to the museum staff.
On the day of the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, thieves who played the screen at the Nation Museum in Oslo left a note saying "Thank you for your weak security measures". Fortunately, within three months the thieves were caught and the table took off again more securely.
Newyork Sotheby's Auction found a record buyer in the house.
The auction, which started at $ 50 million at Sotheby's auction house, took 12 minutes. The "Scream" chart of Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch was sold for $ 119.9 million in New York.