Holy SHITE.....The Scream has been stolen....

[jus_the_facts]

...just heard about it on the news!! :wow:

[Rick Myers]

1. AGAIN???

Don't those Norwegians put LOCKS on their doors?

[Kellanved]

2. no, another one

Munch painted it several times.

[larryepke]

4. I did not know that.

How many versions are there, approximately?

[Kellanved]

8. good question

At least three, plus early drawings.


Edit:
according to No2W2004 he did it four times.

[Deja Q]

10. I wonder if he wrote 'this is a fake' on the blank canvas first, on those

he didn't want as being the final product... :D That's the fun part about trial runs...

[jus_the_facts]

3. I KNOW....said they walked right out with it...and another one....

......no GUARDS...no ALARMS...NUTHIN'!!! :crazy:

[NV Whino]

7. The thieves did, however, have guns

And threatened several people.

[tridim]

5. I never understood the point of stealing art

How the heck are they going to sell it without getting caught?

[TheDebbieDee]

13. Its theft may have been commissioned by.........

a wealthy "collector".

Or it can be sold to a wealthy "collector"..........for his or her private collection. Even though it may be rumored that said "collector" has the painting, it may never be proven during their lifetime.

[No2W2004]

6. Actually one copy of "The Scream" has been stolen.

Munch made four versions of "The Scream," an image that has fascinated experts and the general public for decades. Art historians and amateurs alike have pondered the meaning of the enigmatic, seemingly bleak image, which over the years has found fame in the popular culture in serious reproductions but also cartoons and novelty items.

The Munch Museum had two of the "Scream" pictures; a private collector owns a third version; and the fourth is on display at Oslo's National Gallery. That version was stolen in February 1994 but recovered three months later.

"They were all painted by Munch, and they are all just as valuable," Munch Museum spokeswoman Jorunn Christoffersen told AP. "Still, these painting are not possible to sell, and it is impossible to put a price tag on them."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040822/ap_en_ot/norway_munch_theft_21

[Jade Fox]

9. I slap my cheeks in despair!!

Didn't the organizers of the upcoming NYC protests use it under the statement
"The Republicans Are Coming!"

[MikeG]

11. I heard they put tape over its mouth to muffle their getaway.

[DS1]

12. I stole it

I needed the inspiration today :nuke:

[jus_the_facts]

14. goddamn power tool TOOLS!!

:nuke:'em

:pals:

[DS1]

15. Only on Sundays

make all the noise you want the rest of the week :7

[Endangered Specie]

16. Man, Imagine if the Swiss had that kind of security?

I'll never put a penny in a Norweigen bank.

[Zomby Woof]

17. YEARRGH!!!

I would like the inflatable version you can get... and no, not for that reason. ;-)