Munch's `The Scream Stolen at Oslo Museum
 

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OSLO (Reuters) - Armed robbers stole "The Scream" and another masterpiece by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch on Sunday in a bold daytime raid on an Oslo museum packed with terrified tourists.

Two masked robbers ran into the Munch Museum, threatened staff with a handgun and forced people to lie down before grabbing "The Scream," an icon of existentialist angst showing a waif-like figure against a blood-red sky, and "Madonna."

Some stunned tourists said they feared they were victims of a terror attack. The men yanked the masterpieces from the wall, walked out the front door and escaped in a black Audi car driven by a third man who had been waiting outside, police said.

Worth millions of dollars, the pictures are among Munch's best-known even though he produced several similar versions of both. "Madonna" shows a mysterious bare-breasted woman with flowing black hair.

but the image describes the situation perfectly :glugglug

That painting would definitly be the kind I'd stick on my wall

I have a print of it :)

That thing would give me nightmares. I prefer Dali. :Graucho

why the fuck would they not gaurd it better if it was worth that much?
I mean give me a break, would you leave a million dollars in gold just lying on a counter somewhere with a few underarmed gaurds watching it?

hopefully they just need it for kindling...

that thing is fucking ugly.

Suuuuuure, it's a print:winkwink:

Why would someone steal it? as soon as they try to sell it then they'll be arrested as the robbers.
Who is going to hang the origional in their home or museum when everyone knows its stolen property?

It is on my wall right now - shhhh, don't tell!

John Ashc-r-o-f-t had the Madonna stolen because they wouldn't let him cover up the breast.:glugglug