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The Scream


 Now, I know I'm late with this post. I'm wanted to release this post on Halloween but I got really busy.  Whenever I think of the slasher film series, Scream, Ghost Face's mask reminds me of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch's The Scream. I remember seeing this painting for the first time on an episode of a Nicktoon called Rugrats. A character named Chuckie Finster said that he saw himself in the painting, While I was researching this artwork, I learned some things about I did not know. 

1. Munch made different interpretations of this artwork. The first two versions were made up of paint and pastels. Another version commanded a very high price in auction.
2. It was stolen twice. The first time it was stolen was on February 12 1994. It just happened to the same of the 1994 Winter Olympics. Two men broke in the National Gallery and the version the gallery had.  The second time was on August 22, 2004. Another artwork of Munch's, Madonna, was stolen as well. The artwork also had some damage because of the thefts.
3. It sold for $120 million (US dollars) .

Artwork Facts

Artist: Edvard Munch

Medium: Oil, tempera, pastel and canyon on cardboard

Movement: Proto-Expressionism

Dimensions: 36 in x 28.9 in

Year: 1893


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