Edvard_Munch - FAMOUS PAINTING STOLEN

FAMOUS PAINTING STOLEN

Armed robbers pulled the Edvard Munch painting "The Scream," from the walls of the Munch Museum and escaped in broad daylight in Oslo on August 22, 2004. Masked thieves also stole Munch's "Madonna," which shows a bare-breasted woman with flowing black hair. Witnesses say the men were dressed in black and threatened guards with guns as they ran to their car with the paintings. "The Scream," first painted in 1893 is one of four versions created. Ten years ago the best-known version was stolen from Oslo's National Art Museum but was recovered three months later. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)


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28 Munch works lost in recent years
LONDON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Art Loss Register in London said 28 paintings by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch have been lost or stolen in recent years.
OSLO, Norway, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- An art dealer in Oslo, Norway, says thieves smashed a large window at his dealership and stole the lithograph "History" by Edvard Munch.
Munch's 'Vampire' to go up for auction
LONDON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Edvard Munch's "Vampire," a painting widely viewed as a companion to "The Scream," reportedly is expected to sell for about $35 million at a New York auction.
GRANADA, Spain, July 9 (UPI) -- A University of Granada study confirms the usefulness of art therapy to treat mental disease, Spanish researchers said.
Munch's 'Scream' back on display
OSLO, Norway, May 23 (UPI) -- Two iconic paintings by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch reportedly are again on display at Oslo's Munch Museum after they were stolen in 2004.
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FORNEBU, Norway, July 31 (UPI) -- Low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle has been fined for using an inflatable Edvard Munch "Scream" doll in an ad campaign without permission. The doll -- based on the character depicted in the Norwegian Symbolist painter's 1893 painting, "The Scream" --
OSLO, Norway, April 24 (UPI) -- An appeals court Monday in Norway increased the prison sentences for three men convicted in the armed robbery of "Scream" and "Madonna" by Edvard Munch.
LONDON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A London auction of modern and Impressionist paintings has become one of the most profitable sales ever at Sotheby's, netting nearly $187 million.
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