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[edit]The 2012 sale at Sotheby's which set a record at the time was NOT in London, but in New York. I covered the sale and wrote about, you can google Reutes, Michaud, Scream for verification. Sotheby's world headquarters ARE in London I believe but the actual sale took place in New York 2603:7000:8100:74D6:A17B:7CF2:4CC0:B811 (talk) 03:41, 20 October 2025 (UTC)
- The BBC source cited agrees with you so I've changed London to New York. Thanks for pointing out the error. Schazjmd (talk) 13:18, 20 October 2025 (UTC)
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[edit]Hello! This is to let editors know that File:Edvard Munch,_1893,_The_Scream,_oil,_tempera_and_pastel_on_cardboard,_91_x_73_cm,_National_Gallery_of_Norway.jpg, a featured picture that is used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for August 18, 2026. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2026-08-18. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! — Amakuru (talk) 16:11, 15 August 2026 (UTC)
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The Scream is an art composition first created by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893. Its imagery has been interpreted as expressing the anxiety of modern humanity and influenced the Expressionist movement. Munch described walking at sunset when the sky turned blood red and sensing an "infinite scream passing through nature". He produced four versions, two in paint and two in pastel, as well as a lithograph. The 1895 pastel sold at auction for nearly US$120 million in 2012. Versions of The Scream were stolen from museums in Oslo in 1994 and 2004; both were later recovered. This 1893 painted version of The Scream features the barely visible pencil inscription Kan kun være malet af en gal Mand! ('could only have been painted by a madman'), and is in the collection of the National Museum of Norway in Oslo. Painting credit: Edvard Munch
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[edit]Hi all
Per the above note, the current lead image File:Edvard Munch, 1893, The Scream, oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard, 91 x 73 cm, National Gallery of Norway.jpg has been approved as an FP and should remain the image for this subject unless a WP:FPC delist-and-replace discussion is held and finds consensus.
Personally I don't think the proposed replacement File:Edvard Munch - The Scream.jpg should be used - it's vastly too high in resolution, and that's simply unnecessary. The existing version has plenty enough resolution to see the detail of the painting and anything higher creates potentially slow file-load times for little benefit. Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 16:18, 15 August 2026 (UTC)
