"2008, the painting ""Vampire"" set a new record for his paintings when it was sold for US$38,162,000 at Sotheby's New York. Munch's image appears on the Norwegian 1,000-kroner note, along with pictures inspired by his artwork. In February 2012, a major Munch exhibition, ""Edvard Munch. The Modern Eye"", opened at the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt; the exhibition was opened by Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. In May 2012, ""The Scream"" sold for US$119.9 million, and is the second most expensive artwork ever sold at an open auction. (It was surpassed in November 2013 by ""Three Studies of Lucian Freud"", which sold"
"Oslo and stole it and Munch's ""Madonna"". A bystander photographed the robbers as they escaped to their car with the artwork. On 8 April 2005, Norwegian police arrested a suspect in connection with the theft, but the paintings remained missing and it was rumored that they had been burned by the thieves to destroy evidence. On 1 June 2005, with four suspects already in custody in connection with the crime, the city government of Oslo offered a reward of 2 million Norwegian krone (roughly US$313,500 or €231,200) for information that could help locate the paintings. Although the paintings remained missing,"
"March 1994, Norwegian police set up a sting operation with assistance from the British police (SO10) and the Getty Museum and the painting was recovered undamaged on 7 May 1994. In January 1996, four men were convicted in connection with the theft, including Pål Enger, who had been convicted of stealing Munch's ""Vampire"" in 1988. They were released on appeal on legal grounds: the British agents involved in the sting operation had entered Norway under false identities. The 1910 version of ""The Scream"" was stolen on 22 August 2004, during daylight hours, when masked gunmen entered the Munch Museum in"
"but the paintings stolen in the 2004 robbery were extensively damaged. They have been meticulously restored and are on display again. Three Munch works were stolen from the Hotel Refsnes Gods in 2005; they were shortly recovered, although one of the works was damaged during the robbery. In October 2006, the color woodcut ""Two people. The lonely"" (""To mennesker. De ensomme"") set a new record for his prints when it was sold at an auction in Oslo for 8.1 million kroner (US$1.27 million). It also set a record for the highest price paid in auction in Norway. On 3 November"
"of the woman as implicitly paradoxical. According to Peter Day, it is a potentially vampiric figure. Day identifies a ""dichotomy"" between the haunting image of a monstrous mother and of female subjectivity and self-sufficiency. The painting in Munch Museum Oslo was investigated by British and Norwegian scientists. They were able to identify the following pigments: chrome yellow, Prussian blue, yellow ochre, charcoal black, artificial ultramarine and vermilion. On March 29, 1990 a version of ""Madonna"" and three other artworks were stolen from the Gallery Kunsthuset AS in Oslo. On June 22, 1990 the police located three of the artworks in"
"other pigments in use in the 19th century. ""The Scream"" has been the target of a number of thefts and theft attempts. Some damage has been suffered in these thefts. On 12 February 1994, the same day as the opening of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, two men broke into the National Gallery, Oslo, and stole its version of ""The Scream"", leaving a note reading ""Thanks for the poor security"". The painting had been moved down to a second-story gallery as part of the Olympic festivities. After the gallery refused to pay a ransom demand of US$1 million in"
"arrest by paying him for interviews. A magazine was fined for similar reasons. A friend of Bach's was sentenced to prison for helping Bach to avoid arrest. Ole Christian Bach Ole Christian Bach (31 May 1957 – 11 July 2005) was a Norwegian con artist. In 1988, he was convicted on charges of fraud and sentenced to 4 years in prison. He was convicted again for his involvement with the theft and sale of Edvard Munch's ""Madonna"" in 1992, and sentenced to 7 months in prison. Bach managed to establish new connections, most importantly with Gerard Cok. Cok controlled the"
"in a black Audi A6 station wagon, which police later found abandoned. Both paintings were recovered by the Oslo Police on 31 August 2006. The following day Ingebjørg Ydstie, director of the Munch Museum, said the condition of the paintings was much better than expected and that the damage, including a 2.5 cm hole in the ""Madonna"", could be repaired. In 2010 a hand-colored version of the print sold for £1.25 million by Bonhams, London, becoming the most expensive print ever sold in Britain. On 15 February 2013 four Norwegian postage stamps were published by Posten Norge, reproducing images from"
"Madonna (Munch painting) Madonna is the usual title given to a composition by the Norwegian expressionist painter Edvard Munch. Munch painted several versions of the composition, showing a bare-breasted half-length female figure, between 1892 and 1895, using oils on canvas. He also produced versions in print form. The version owned by the Munch Museum of Oslo was stolen in 2004 but recovered two years later. Two other versions are owned by the National Gallery of Norway and the Kunsthalle Hamburg. Another one is owned by businessman Nelson Blitz, and one was bought in 1999 by Steven A. Cohen. The lithographic"
"a kind of appropriation of the independent artist. The city of Oslo bought the Ekely estate from Munch's heirs in 1946; his house was demolished in May 1960. When Munch died, his remaining works were bequeathed to the city of Oslo, which built the Munch Museum at Tøyen (it opened in 1963). The museum holds a collection of approximately 1,100 paintings, 4,500 drawings, and 18,000 prints, the broadest collection of his works in the world. The Munch Museum serves as Munch's official estate, and has been active in responding to copyright infringements, as well as clearing copyright for the work,"
"Munch Museum Munch Museum () is an art museum in Oslo, Norway dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Munch Museum is situated at Tøyen in the Oslo borough of Gamle Oslo. Construction of the museum was financed from the profits generated by the Oslo municipal cinemas and opened its doors in 1963 to commemorate what would have been Munch's 100th birthday. Its collection consists of works and articles by Munch, which he donated to the municipality of Oslo upon his death, and additional works donated by his sister Inger Munch, as well as various"
"they had been fooled by the police, the mission was called off with no results to show for. The mission was passed on to another central figure in the criminal underworld of Oslo, Jan Kvalen, who in 1993 succeeded in retrieving all of the stolen paintings. Arne Ekeland Arne Ekeland (14 August 1908 – 28 February 1994) was a Norwegian painter. He was born in Eidsvoll. Among his works are ""Ser vi står på trappene"" from 1939, ""De siste skudd"" from 1940, and ""Kampen"" from 1943, all located at the National Gallery in Oslo. He is also represented at the"
"National Gallery in 1994. Jens Kristian Thune Jens Kristian Thune (30 July 1935 – 24 June 2018) was a Norwegian jurist and businessperson. He was born in Oslo. Thune practiced as lawyer in Oslo from 1966. He has been chairman of the board of the newspaper ""Dagbladet"", of the National Gallery, of the radio channel P4, and of Anti-Doping Norway. He is also known for chasing and revealing the hidden fortune of ship owner Hilmar Reksten. His books include ""Jakten. På sporet av Hilmar Reksten"" from 1991, and ""Med et skrik"" from 1996, about the theft of Munch's iconic painting"
"publically displayed, debuting in 1893. It is in the collection of the National Gallery of Norway in Oslo. A pastel version from that year, which may have been a preliminary study, is in the collection of the Munch Museum, also in Oslo. The second pastel version, from 1895, was sold for $119,922,600 at Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art auction on 2 May 2012 to financier Leon Black. The second painted version dates from 1910, during a period when Munch revisited some of his prior compositions. It is also in the collection of the Munch Museum. These versions have seldom traveled,"
"at Eidsvoll and stole 29 of his paintings. Having failed in its investigation to find the paintings, the police entered a shady deal with feared criminal Bjørn Arild Skjørsæther, hoping he would be able to find the paintings using methods the police were not permitted to. Skjørsæther, known as a member of the criminal gang Tveita-gjengen in Oslo, was in February 1992 fetched from serving prison-time in Oslo Prison, and offered a bounty of 300 000 kroner and false promises of better jail conditions if he could find and retrieve the stolen paintings. When Oslo Prison after 13 days discovered"
"Ole Christian Bach Ole Christian Bach (31 May 1957 – 11 July 2005) was a Norwegian con artist. In 1988, he was convicted on charges of fraud and sentenced to 4 years in prison. He was convicted again for his involvement with the theft and sale of Edvard Munch's ""Madonna"" in 1992, and sentenced to 7 months in prison. Bach managed to establish new connections, most importantly with Gerard Cok. Cok controlled the German porn enterprise Beate Uhse, and he trusted Bach with the establishment of porn shops in Norway and Sweden. With security in an estate out of Oslo,"
"in Norway had been dominated by imports from Germany and Holland and by the influence of Danish rule. Initially with landscape art, later with Impressionism and Realism. One of Norway's most well-known artists is Edvard Munch (1863–1944). Among famous Swedish artists are Johan Tobias Sergel (1740–1814), Carl Larsson (1853–1919), Anders Zorn (1860–1920), Carl Eldh (1873–1954) and Carl Milles (1875–1955). There are many art museums in Denmark, including: There are quite a large number of art museums in Finland. The following art museums are found in the country's capital city, Helsinki. In 1988, Carnegie Investment Bank established the Carnegie Art Award"
"painted versions are possessed by the Munch Museum in Oslo and one version is located at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main (on loan from a private collection). Another version, executed between 1898 and 1900, is called ""Jealousy in the Bath"" and was sold at Sotheby's in 1982, but the current location remains unknown. Jealousy (painting) Jealousy () is a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Munch returned to this image throughout his whole life - he completed no less than 11 painted versions of ""Jealousy"". The first painting was executed in 1895, and the last was made during"
"Munch's art to recognise the 150th anniversary of his birth. A close-up of the Madonna's head from one of the lithographic versions was used for the design of the 17 krone stamp. Madonna (Munch painting) Madonna is the usual title given to a composition by the Norwegian expressionist painter Edvard Munch. Munch painted several versions of the composition, showing a bare-breasted half-length female figure, between 1892 and 1895, using oils on canvas. He also produced versions in print form. The version owned by the Munch Museum of Oslo was stolen in 2004 but recovered two years later. Two other versions"
"those of the National Museum of Norway, Norsk Hydro and Statoil. Bleken has contributed to the embellishment of buildings such as St. Olav Cathedral, E. C. Dahls Brewery, Tyholttårnet and Olavshallen in Trondheim, the local church in Spjelkavik, Oslo Concert Hall, Oslo Central Station and the Norwegian Parliament Building, all in Norway. In December 2010 thieves broke into Bleken's storage room and stole nine of his paintings, seven of which were cut out of their frames in such a manner that they were badly damaged. The paintings, which included a portrait of Arne Nordheim and one self-portrait, were all made"
"Harald Holst Halvorsen acquired several, including ""The Sick Child"", with the goal of returning them to Oslo. The 1907 painting was purchased by Thomas Olsen in 1939 and donated to the Tate Gallery. On 15 February 2013, four Norwegian postage stamps were published by Posten Norge, reproducing images from Munch's art to recognise the 150th anniversary of his birth. A close-up of the child's head from one of the lithographic versions was used for the design of the 15 krone stamp. The Sick Child The Sick Child (Norwegian: Det syke barn) is the title given to six paintings and a"
"six men went on trial in early 2006, variously charged with either helping to plan or participating in the robbery. Three of the men were convicted and sentenced to between four and eight years in prison in May 2006, and two of the convicted, Bjørn Hoen and Petter Tharaldsen, were also ordered to pay compensation of 750 million kroner (roughly US$117.6 million or €86.7 million) to the City of Oslo. The Munch Museum was closed for ten months for a security overhaul. On 31 August 2006, Norwegian police announced that a police operation had recovered both ""The Scream"" and ""Madonna"","
"Bjarne Melgaard Bjarne Melgaard (born 9 September 1967) is a Norwegian artist based in New York City. He has been described as ""one of Norway's most important artists"" and, following the 2014 publicity about his sculpture, ""Chair"", ""the most famous Norwegian artist since Edvard Munch."" Melgaard was born in Sydney to Norwegian parents, raised in Oslo, Norway, and works and lives in New York. Early in his career Melgaard created controversial installations referencing subversive subcultures such as S&M and heavy metal music. Currently, his practice consists of an emphasis on expressionistic paintings and drawings, often containing text. Melgaard studied at"
"and restoration began, the paintings were put on public display by the Munch Museum beginning 27 September 2006. During the five-day exhibition, 5,500 people viewed the damaged paintings. The conserved works went back on display on 23 May 2008, when the exhibition ""Scream and Madonna — Revisited"" at the Munch Museum in Oslo displayed the paintings together. Some damage to ""The Scream"" may prove impossible to repair, but the overall integrity of the work has not been compromised. The 1895 pastel-on-board version of the work, owned by Norwegian businessman Petter Olsen, sold at Sotheby's in London for a record price"
"Frankfurt art theft (1994) Three famous paintings were stolen from the Kunsthalle Schirn in Frankfurt in 1994. This case of art theft is unique in that the paintings were recovered by buying them back from the people behind the theft, resulting in a heavy profit for the Tate Gallery, owner of two of the paintings. The theft took place on 28 July 1994 in the Kunsthalle Schirn in Frankfurt. The thieves had themselves locked into the museum at night and then overpowered a security guard. The stolen paintings were ""Light and Colour"" and ""Shade and Darkness"", a sequence by J."
"for US$142.4 million). In 2013, four of Munch's paintings were depicted in a series of stamps by the Norwegian postal service, to commemorate in 2014 the 150th anniversary of his birth. On 14 November 2016 a version of Munch's The Girls on the Bridge sold for US$54.5 million at Sotheby's, New York, making it the second highest price achieved for one of his paintings. In 1911 the final competition for the decoration of the large walls of the University of Oslo Aula (assembly hall) was held between Munch and Emanuel Vigeland. The episode is known as the ""Aula controversy"". In"
"Jealousy (painting) Jealousy () is a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Munch returned to this image throughout his whole life - he completed no less than 11 painted versions of ""Jealousy"". The first painting was executed in 1895, and the last was made during the 1930s. Munch also created four lithograph versions and one drypoint of ""Jealousy"". The painting was made during European period and is based on expressionism style. The 1895 oil on canvas painting, perhaps the most famous version, is now housed at Rasmus Meyer Collection, Bergen and it measures 67 by 100 centimeters. In addition, eight"
"The Sick Child The Sick Child (Norwegian: Det syke barn) is the title given to six paintings and a number of lithographs, drypoints and etchings completed by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863–1944), between 1885 and 1926. All record a moment before the death of his older sister Johanne Sophie (1862–1877) from tuberculosis at 14. Munch returned to this deeply traumatic event again and again in his art, over six completed oil paintings and many studies in various media, over a period of more than 40 years. In the works, Sophie is typically shown on her deathbed accompanied by a"
"contemporary Edvard Munch, though Astrup's style has been described as being 'so much brighter – not just in colour, but also in mood'. Although well known in Norway, Astrup is little-known in the rest of the world. The first exhibition of his work outside of Norway took place at Dulwich Picture Gallery, London from 5 February - 15 May 2016. The exhibition displayed over 90 oil paintings and prints, including works from private collections never exhibited before. KODE, Bergen's largest museum for paintings, has devoted one wing entirely to the artistry of Nikolai Astrup . In 2018, Mount Eerie released"
"Jens Kristian Thune Jens Kristian Thune (30 July 1935 – 24 June 2018) was a Norwegian jurist and businessperson. He was born in Oslo. Thune practiced as lawyer in Oslo from 1966. He has been chairman of the board of the newspaper ""Dagbladet"", of the National Gallery, of the radio channel P4, and of Anti-Doping Norway. He is also known for chasing and revealing the hidden fortune of ship owner Hilmar Reksten. His books include ""Jakten. På sporet av Hilmar Reksten"" from 1991, and ""Med et skrik"" from 1996, about the theft of Munch's iconic painting ""The Scream"" from the"
"Melancholy (Edvard Munch) Melancholy (Norwegian: Melankoli ; also known as Jappe on the Beach, Jealousy or Evening) is a painting by the Norwegian artist, Edvard Munch. Munch painted multiple variant versions of the expressionist work in oil on canvas during the period 1891–93. The painting depicts a man with his head resting in his hand in a pensive mood at the edge of a shoreline. The inspiration for the painting was an unhappy romantic affair that Munch's friend, Jappe Nilssen, was involved in. In Munch's painting the figure of the melancholy man is at the right, and his mood is"
"base himself from scrapes of discarded pieces of paper. The art museum under the main museum, Stavanger Museum, in Stavanger, Rogaland (previously Rogaland Museum of Fine Art) has the most significant collection of works by Hertervig in Norway. Harald Sohlberg, (1869–1935), a neo-romanticist, is remembered for his paintings of Røros, and the Norwegian ""national painting"" ""Winter's Night in Rondane"". Norway's most famous artist is certainly Edvard Munch (1863–1944), a symbolist/expressionist who became world-famous for ""The Scream"", one of the most recognizable paintings in all art. It has been widely interpreted as representing the universal anxiety of modern man. Other noteworthy"
"about the Norwegian black metal scene in the 1990s. The film featured in the 15th Athens International Film Festival (16–27 September 2009), screened at Danaos Cinema. In the film, an exhibition of Melgaard's in a Stockholm gallery is extensively shown, along with his comments on black/death metal. Bjarne Melgaard Bjarne Melgaard (born 9 September 1967) is a Norwegian artist based in New York City. He has been described as ""one of Norway's most important artists"" and, following the 2014 publicity about his sculpture, ""Chair"", ""the most famous Norwegian artist since Edvard Munch."" Melgaard was born in Sydney to Norwegian parents,"