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1848-1857 Dombey and Son, David Copperfield, Little Dorrit
1848-1857 Dombey and Son, David Copperfield, Little Dorrit

1848-1857 Dombey and Son, David Copperfield, Little Dorrit

By Charles Dickens

Located in Bath, GB

As is frequently the case, however, 'screamed' has been corrected to 'screwed' to page 132, which is a common find.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Books

Materials

Paper

Lullaby, Liberty Magazine Cover
Lullaby, Liberty Magazine Cover

Lullaby, Liberty Magazine Cover

By Leslie Thrasher

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Awaking from his slumber, the baby begins to scream and Sandy attends to the baby, letting Lil get some needed sleep.

Category

1920s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Colosseum Mix Wood Round Glass Top Coffee Table/Cocktail Table by Po Shun Leong
Colosseum Mix Wood Round Glass Top Coffee Table/Cocktail Table by Po Shun Leong

Colosseum Mix Wood Round Glass Top Coffee Table/Cocktail Table by Po Shun Leong

By Po Shun Leong

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

The Ark collection by Po Shun Leung originated from his dreaming of ocean liners. When the sirens screamed in London during the II World War, the Leung family headed underground for...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

GIA Natural Oval Burma Ruby & Diamond Halo Ring in 18k Yellow Gold
GIA Natural Oval Burma Ruby & Diamond Halo Ring in 18k Yellow Gold

GIA Natural Oval Burma Ruby & Diamond Halo Ring in 18k Yellow Gold

Located in Honolulu, HI

Featuring an approximately 1.20 carat vibrant red oval Ruby that scream with passion. The center ruby is set in four prongs surrounded by a diamond halo of 12 diamonds, 8 round brill...

Category

Late 20th Century Burmese Modern Engagement Rings

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Great White, Wildwood, New Jersey - American Coastal Color Photography
Great White, Wildwood, New Jersey - American Coastal Color Photography

Great White, Wildwood, New Jersey - American Coastal Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

There is something peaceful about the structure sleeping on the beach contrasting with your mind as it takes you to echoes of screams in the high season. Taken in 2013 this picture w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Red Tabriz Rug
Vintage Red Tabriz Rug

Vintage Red Tabriz Rug

Located in Los Angeles, US

Nazmiyal Antique Rugs has been at the precipice of bringing the elite and socially-savvy home accents that screams, “I rule the world!” The Tabriz rug adds a sense of elegance to any...

Category

Vintage 1960s Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Yellow Red
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Yellow Red

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Artist Yellow Red

By Isabel Rock

Located in Norfolk, GB

Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown In Isabels own words: The Storm It started with a butterfly flapping it...

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen, Woodcut

Contemporary Engine with Blue Flowers Ceramic Sculpture, 2010s
Contemporary Engine with Blue Flowers Ceramic Sculpture, 2010s

Contemporary Engine with Blue Flowers Ceramic Sculpture, 2010s

By Clint Neufeld

Located in Montreal, Quebec

The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Mélange with Intake Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010+
Mélange with Intake Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010+

Mélange with Intake Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010+

By Clint Neufeld

Located in Montreal, Quebec

The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric, Wood

Little Four Banger Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-
Little Four Banger Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-

Little Four Banger Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-

By Clint Neufeld

Located in Montreal, Quebec

The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Six Pack Sculpture: Contemporary Ceramic and Metal Art Piece
Six Pack Sculpture: Contemporary Ceramic and Metal Art Piece

Six Pack Sculpture: Contemporary Ceramic and Metal Art Piece

By Clint Neufeld

Located in Montreal, Quebec

The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

V-Eight Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Floral Motifs, 2010-
V-Eight Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Floral Motifs, 2010-

V-Eight Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Floral Motifs, 2010-

By Clint Neufeld

Located in Montreal, Quebec

The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Inline Four Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-
Inline Four Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-

Inline Four Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-

By Clint Neufeld

Located in Montreal, Quebec

The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

12 Bolts and a Baby Blue Ceramic and Glass Sculpture, Contemporary
12 Bolts and a Baby Blue Ceramic and Glass Sculpture, Contemporary

12 Bolts and a Baby Blue Ceramic and Glass Sculpture, Contemporary

By Clint Neufeld

Located in Montreal, Quebec

The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Israeli Oil Painting Ruth Schloss Child, Doll, Wagon, Kibbutz Social Realist Art
Israeli Oil Painting Ruth Schloss Child, Doll, Wagon, Kibbutz Social Realist Art

Israeli Oil Painting Ruth Schloss Child, Doll, Wagon, Kibbutz Social Realist Art

By Ruth Schloss

Located in Surfside, FL

Tel Aviv, curator: Gideon Ofrat (cat.) 2003 “Wandering Library: Markers IV,” Museo Ebraico di Venezia, Venice, curator: Doron Polak (cat.) 2002 “Imagine: Artists for Coexistence,” Th...

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Natural Ruby Diamond Halo Ring in 18k Yellow Gold, With GIA Gem Report. 2.42 CT.
Natural Ruby Diamond Halo Ring in 18k Yellow Gold, With GIA Gem Report. 2.42 CT.

Natural Ruby Diamond Halo Ring in 18k Yellow Gold, With GIA Gem Report. 2.42 CT.

Located in Honolulu, HI

Featuring a 2.42 carat rich red oval cabochon Ruby that scream with passion. The center ruby is set in four prongs surrounded by a diamond halo of 12 round brilliant diamonds.

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Cocktail Rings

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold

Bougrelas and his Mother II, from: Series for King Ubu
Bougrelas and his Mother II, from: Series for King Ubu

Bougrelas and his Mother II, from: Series for King Ubu

By Joan Miró

Located in London, GB

The audience received the play with screams, whistles, fist-shaking, the critics took up the cudgels and the play became infamous and its author an avant-garde hero.

Category

1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

RESTORED WILLIAM IV CIRCA 1830 CHESTERFiELD REGENCY BLUE LEATHER HUMP BACK SOFA
RESTORED WILLIAM IV CIRCA 1830 CHESTERFiELD REGENCY BLUE LEATHER HUMP BACK SOFA

RESTORED WILLIAM IV CIRCA 1830 CHESTERFiELD REGENCY BLUE LEATHER HUMP BACK SOFA

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

The whole piece just screams English country house style charm and charisma Condition wise its mostly in perfect order, there may be some light use and transport marks here but most...

Category

Antique 1830s English William IV Sofas

Materials

Leather, Elm

Death of a Racist Stereotype
Death of a Racist Stereotype

Death of a Racist Stereotype

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

This dancing puppet is disturbing. It screams out the question: what kind of society makes such a thing in the first place?"

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Joy

Valton TylerJoy, 1970

Price Upon Request

Joy

By Valton Tyler

Located in Dallas, TX

Seriousness is just a state of mind. I scream all the time inside myself when I see shapes and forms.

Category

20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Large and Impressive 1930s Art Deco Red Bakelite Mantle Clock by JAZ
Large and Impressive 1930s Art Deco Red Bakelite Mantle Clock by JAZ

Large and Impressive 1930s Art Deco Red Bakelite Mantle Clock by JAZ

By Jaz

Located in Devon, England

Made in France by the very collectable JAZ company, this clock screams everything about the Deco era we all love and admire, streamline, Industrial and modernist.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Mantel Clocks

Materials

Chrome

The Scream
The Scream

The Scream

Located in Wareham, GB

The Scream is a mixed media painting on archival paper.

Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pencil

The Scream
The Scream

The Scream

By Jolanta Johnsson

Located in Boxholm, SE

Interestingly, despite the unpleasant nature of screaming, there exists a renowned painting by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch - The Scream.

Category

2010s Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Monoprint

Janet Leigh, the Scream Queen of "Psycho" Glamour Portrait Fine Art Print
Janet Leigh, the Scream Queen of "Psycho" Glamour Portrait Fine Art Print

Janet Leigh, the Scream Queen of "Psycho" Glamour Portrait Fine Art Print

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Best known for her role in "Psycho", she is considered a scream queen of the silver screen. This image features the starlet in a beautiful glamour shot.

Category

1970s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Janet Leigh, the Scream Queen of "Psycho", in Mirror Fine Art Print

Janet Leigh, the Scream Queen of "Psycho", in Mirror Fine Art Print

By Bill Kobrin

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Best known for her role in "Psycho", she is considered a scream queen of the silver screen. This image features the young actress seated in front of a vaity mirror, smiling and talki...

Category

1970s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Munch Scream vs. Mona Lisa Smile, 2013, by Alex Guofeng Cao
Munch Scream vs. Mona Lisa Smile, 2013, by Alex Guofeng Cao

Munch Scream vs. Mona Lisa Smile, 2013, by Alex Guofeng Cao

Located in Aspen, CO

By contrasting The Scream with the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, Cao juxtaposes the ultimate face of insanity with the ultimate face of composure.

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Warhol Screaming Heart (Blue)

Warhol Screaming Heart (Blue)

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Screaming From the Balcony

Screaming From the Balcony

Located in New York, NY

Francine Hsu Davis’s work is related to spaces and memories that are close to home for her. Davis spent a few formative years between 2014 and 2016 as a visual artist in Taipei where...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Herve Ic
Herve Ic

Herve Ic

By Stéphane Pencréac'h

Located in Montclair, NJ

Here the mouth being a hole refers to the silence of a painting or of a visual artist - the expression comes from another dimension suggested by the mouth hole or perhaps alludes to ...

Category

1990s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Carry On Screaming! (1966)
Carry On Screaming! (1966)

Carry On Screaming! (1966)

Unavailable|$3,702

Carry On Screaming! (1966)

Located in London, GB

Carry On Screaming! (1966) Original One Sheet (27 x 41 Inches) Often hailed as the best of all the Carry On films, Carry On Screaming not only managed to continue in the vein of the...

Category

Vintage 1960s Posters

Materials

Paper

La New Yorkaise [Abigail Tse]

La New Yorkaise [Abigail Tse]

By Jakob Bokulich

Located in Danvers, MA

The scene's composition nods to Edvard Munch's 1883 "The Scream" while updating the hue to an extraordinary, otherworldly hot pink and blue, and the content to present events.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper, Graphite

Harriet Wiseman  "Woman in Green"
Harriet Wiseman  "Woman in Green"

Harriet Wiseman "Woman in Green"

By Harriet Wiseman

Located in Wyomissing, PA

Sometimes, the elegant forms of Modigliani or the screaming compelling colors of Soutine can be suggested in Harriet’s work.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Harriet Wiseman  "A Quiet Moment"

Harriet Wiseman "A Quiet Moment"

By Harriet Wiseman

Located in Wyomissing, PA

Sometimes, the elegant forms of Modigliani or the screaming compelling colors of Soutine can be suggested in Harriet’s work.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Harriet Wiseman  "Portrait of Harry"

Harriet Wiseman "Portrait of Harry"

By Harriet Wiseman

Located in Wyomissing, PA

Sometimes, the elegant forms of Modigliani or the screaming compelling colors of Soutine can be suggested in Harriet’s work.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Harriet Wiseman  "Family Portrait"

Harriet Wiseman "Family Portrait"

By Harriet Wiseman

Located in Wyomissing, PA

Sometimes, the elegant forms of Modigliani or the screaming compelling colors of Soutine can be suggested in Harriet’s work.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Harriet Wiseman Painting "Piano Recital"

Harriet Wiseman Painting "Piano Recital"

By Harriet Wiseman

Located in Wyomissing, PA

Sometimes, the elegant forms of Modigliani or the screaming compelling colors of Soutine can be suggested in Harriet’s work.

Category

2010s American Outsider Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Acrylic

Screams of Woman in Labor
Screams of Woman in Labor

Screams of Woman in Labor

By Ben Shahn

Located in Mount Vernon, NY

The Rilke Portfolio by Ben Shahn contained 24 prints from the Atelier Mourlot in New York. The Munn Collection offers 7 unframed lithographs from the original collection. Lithograp...

Category

1960s American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Carry On Screaming" Film Poster, 1966
"Carry On Screaming" Film Poster, 1966

"Carry On Screaming" Film Poster, 1966

Located in London, GB

This madcap and macabre entry into the British Carry On series features a sort-of Frankenstein monster, werewolf, mummy, and of course the requisite scantily-clad damsels, including ...

Category

Vintage 1960s British Posters

"Carry On Screaming" Film Poster, 1966
"Carry On Screaming" Film Poster, 1966

"Carry On Screaming" Film Poster, 1966

Located in London, GB

A British sleuth (Harry H. Corbett) and his sidekick find monsters at the mansion of a mad doctor (Kenneth Williams) and his sister (Fenella Fielding). Linen-backing + £150 Fr...

Category

Vintage 1960s British Posters

Tintin in a Fox

Tintin in a Fox

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Quality Time

Quality Time

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Not Again!

Not Again!

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Max Power

Antoine TavaMax Power, 2018

Unavailable|$2,500

Max Power

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Micknopoly (Mint)

Micknopoly (Mint)

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Micknopoly (Yellow)

Micknopoly (Yellow)

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Micknopoly (Blue)

Micknopoly (Blue)

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hypnotized

Antoine TavaHypnotized

Unavailable|$3,250

Hypnotized

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Mil-Whoosh!

Mil-Whoosh!

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Popeye

Antoine TavaPopeye, 2019

Unavailable|$2,000

Popeye

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

What's Up, DUCK?

What's Up, DUCK?

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Don't Bug With Me

Don't Bug With Me

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Big Bad Baller (Lime)

Big Bad Baller (Lime)

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

I Want You

Antoine TavaI Want You

Unavailable|$3,250

I Want You

By Antoine Tava

Located in Montreal, CA

TAVA first became known for his trademark illustration the "Screaming Heart". Charged with multiple meanings, his screaming heart not only refers to heartache, but also to the emotio...

Category

2010s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Self and The Infinity

The Self and The Infinity

Located in Miami, FL

His gaze looks at the viewer, his open mouth screams and questions the browser constantly, sometimes as an outsider and sometimes from the hypothetical voice of the viewer’s conscien...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

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A the scream can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $616, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $10,617.
Questions About The Scream
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 30, 2024
    No one knows for sure how much The Scream is worth today. When sold at auction in 2012, a pastel-on-board version of The Scream fetched $120 million. However, the most famous of the four versions Edvard Munch created of The Scream is in the collections of the National Museum of Norway in Oslo. This 1893 painting was donated in 1910, so its potential worth at auction has not been determined. Find a range of Edvard Munch art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
    Munch painted The Scream to convey a message that was meaningful to him and that he believed would resonate with viewers. He became inspired to produce the painting after experiencing a panic attack. Munch recalled his inspiration in a January 22, 1892, diary entry: “I was walking along the road with two friends — the sun went down — I felt a gust of melancholy — suddenly the sky turned a bloody red. I stopped, leaned against the railing, tired to death — as the flaming skies hung like blood and sword over the blue-black fjord and the city — my friends went on — I stood there trembling with anxiety — and I felt a vast infinite scream through nature.” Through the turbulent landscape and expression of the figure, Munch aims to capture the feelings of terror that he experienced and to show how that fear impacted the way he saw the world around him. Shop an assortment of Edvard Munch art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024
    The Scream painting was based on artist Edvard Munch's own emotional experiences. Munch recalled his inspiration in a January 22, 1892, diary entry: “I was walking along the road with two friends — the sun went down — I felt a gust of melancholy — suddenly the sky turned a bloody red. I stopped, leaned against the railing, tired to death — as the flaming skies hung like blood and sword over the blue-black fjord and the city — my friends went on — I stood there trembling with anxiety — and I felt a vast infinite scream through nature.” Many people associate the image with a feeling of anxiety, interpreting it as representing how the world appears to someone experiencing this emotion. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Edvard Munch art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2024
    It's difficult to say how much The Scream painting is worth today. When sold at auction in 2012, a pastel-on-board version of The Scream fetched $120 million. However, the most famous of the four versions Edvard Munch created of The Scream is in the collections of the National Museum of Norway in Oslo. This 1893 painting was donated in 1910, so its potential worth at auction has not been determined. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Edvard Munch art.