What makes Edvard Munch’s The Scream so rare?
Edvard Munch’s The Scream is one of art’s most reproduced images, yet only four originals were ever made. Two have been stolen from Norwegian museums, in a ladder-and-window heist during the 1994 Winter Olympics and an armed daylight robbery a decade later, and only one has ever sold, for a record £74 million at Sotheby’s. Here’s the full story.
2026-08-14
Sotheby’s to auction legendary print portfolio that nobody believed existed
A 120-year-old print portfolio that nobody believed existed is heading for auction at Sotheby’s, after it was discovered hidden in a private collection. ‘Les Peintres-Graveurs’ was first published by the […]
