Painting Sells for Jaw-Dropping Price - Spokane, North Idaho News & Weather KHQ.com

KHQ.COM - Edvard Munch's iconic painting, "The Scream," broke a world record Wednesday night, becoming the most expensive artwork sold in an auction.

Estimates for the sale varied from $80 million to $200 million. The artwork -- which is not a painting but is pastel on cardboard -- ended up selling for $119,922,500, surpassing the previous record-holder, Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust," which sold for $106.5 million in 2010. Cezanne's "The Card Players" has the honor of going for the highest price, period (meaning not at auction) -- it was sold in a private sale to Qatar (yes, the country) for $250 million last year.  click here to read more