Norwegian painter Edvard Munch became the most expensive artist at auction when his 1895 pastel of a terrified man clutching his cheeks along an Oslo fjord, 'The Scream,' sold for $119.9 million at Sotheby's—the most ever paid for a work of art at auction. The previous world record price for an artwork at auction is Picasso's 'Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust,' which fetched $106.5 million at Christie's in 2010. Here's a look at some record and noteworthy sales -- Ellen Gamerman
Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust" sold at Christie's in New York for a record $106.5 million—fetching the highest price for any artwork at auction in 2010. The 1932 portrait of the painter's mistress went to an anonymous bidder.
