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A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.

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Pastel

Powdered-pigment-based art medium

A pastel is an art medium that consists of powdered pigment and a binder. It can exist in a variety of forms, including a stick, a square, a pebble, and a pan of color, among other forms. The pigments used in pastels are similar to those used to produce some other colored visual…
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The Scream

1893 painting by Edvard Munch

The Scream is an art composition created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893. The Norwegian name of the piece is Skrik ('Scream'), and the German title under which it was first exhibited is Der Schrei der Natur. The agonized face in the painting has become one of the most…
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Edvard Munch

Norwegian painter (1863–1944)

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work The Scream has become one of Western art's most acclaimed images.
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May 2

Day of the year

May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 243 days remain until the end of the year.
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