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Wednesday, May 2. 2012, 12:00:00 AM UTC

A pastel version of "The Scream", by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for US$120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for an auctioned work of art.

Edvard Munch's "The Scream" sells for a record $US119,922,500 in an auction in New York City. //news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/munchs-the-scream-sold-for-record-120m-20120503-1y0ae.html (AP via "Sydney Morning Herald")