Andy Warhol's The Scream (After Munch)

This uniquely-colored screen print by Andy Warhol comes to the market shortly after the announcement that one of four original versions of Edward Munch's The Scream is going to be sold at Sotheby's New York in May for a price that could well exceed $80,000,000. Given that exceptional estimated price for an acknowledged masterwork, one could come to view the 150,000 - 200,000 GBP estimate on this derivative yet highly expressive Warhol print as a bargain indeed.

Andy Warhol, The Scream (After Munch), 1984

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Sales result added March 29, 2012

Andy Warhol, The Scream (After Munch), 1984

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April 21, 2012 Update:  Here's another fine version by Andy Warhol:

Image added April 21, 2012

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Edvard Munch's 1895 lithograph is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art:

The Scream, 1895

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944)

Lithograph

image: 14 1/16 x 9 5/16 in. (35.7 x 23.6 cm); sheet: 20 1/4 x 15 5/8 in. (51.4 x 39.7 cm)

Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982 (1984.1203.1)

NOT ON VIEW   Last Updated April 13, 2012

Image added April 26, 2012

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1984.1203.1

Note:  My blog post on Edvard Munch's Madonna can be found here.

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