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Edvard Munch, The Scream and Oslo

  • James Kay
  • Lonely Planet Author

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As Edvard Munch’s iconic painting The Scream sells for $120m at auction in New York, Lonely Planet’s Christa Larwood explores Oslo, Norway, the city that helped to inspire one of art’s most haunting images.


Primed for your own artistic odyssey? Don’t leave home without a copy of Lonely Planet’s Norway travel guide.

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