The pastel version of "The Scream," owned by the family of a Norwegian shipowner, sold for $119,922 at a Sotheby's auction to financier Leon David Black.
Sotheby's said it was the most colorful version of the four Munch painted and the only one whose frame was hand-painted by the artist.
After the sale, Sotheby's auctioneer Tobias Meyer said the work was "worth every penny. He also said, "It is one of the world's greatest art icons and whoever bought it should be congratulated.
