Art
Top 10 Most Expensive And Best Painting In The World
The Scream
Artist: Edvard Munch
Sale Price: $120 million
Year: 1500
Sale Date: 2012
Owner: Leon Black
The Scream” is among the most costly artworks on the planet and is one of the most well-known. However, its cost is lower than the 1893 oil painting variant of a similar work, which is in the National Gallery of Oslo. In 2012, the tycoon lender Leon Black purchased this work of art and turned it into the world’s most costly painting.
Did you know?
The painting was part of his “Frieze of Life” series, in which sickness, death, fear, love and melancholy are central themes.