'The Scream' Auctioned for $119.9M in NYC

One of the art world's most recognizable images -- Edvard Munch's "The Scream" -- sold Wednesday for a record $119,922,500 at auction in New York City. The buyer's name was not released. (May 2)

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[veggie530]

I like how all the comments are people bitching about what people paid for this. You do realize that it isn't your fucking money, right?

[IronicallyVague]

The rich realize the currency is collapsing & it will soon be worthless...By buying works of art it's one way to preserve their wealth for when a replacement currency is created.

[itoffee gayle]

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[crizza2000]

"The buyer's name was not released"

...so who's Charlie then?

[iRad11]

Get your SWAG on! Silver wine art gold!

[JeffersonDinedAlone]

For an average pastel (a copy of the equally average painting) which Munch did in a day? Alrighty, then.

[MrBradymoss]

grab all the silver, gold, palladium and art work you can gey your hands on...The world is in a world of hurt!

[Zofnok]

No government job pays enough from any man to be able to buy a 100 million dollar painting, even the president himself only makes $400,000.00 per year. And the person who brought this painting is Leon Black, he is the founder of a private equity firm. He's also on the board of directors at 2 major art museums. Please don't speak so loosely about things you don't know about.

[admx94]

Let's just say... the economy hasn't hit my family that hard... it's a period of spending and diversifying. That said, it's never a bad time to do so. It's true, "the only way to make money is to spend money.".

[IronicallyVague]

So you know then?

My work is done :P

[admx94]

also precious metals and real estate.