Friday, September 1, 2006
Munch masterpieces damaged
Both of the recovered Munch masterpieces have suffered damage, and it will take time before work on the paintings is finally finished.
Munch's Madonna has taken the hardest beating during the two years the paintings have been missing.
Both The Scream and Madonna were found Thursday afternoon in what police described as a "successful action" by the Oslo Police District.
Police wouldn't say where the famed artworks were found, but said they think the paintings have been in Norway all along.
"The Scream" has been valued at NOK 500 million (USD 81 million) and "Madonna" at NOK 100 million, but both artworks were also considered priceless in many ways and difficult if not impossible to sell.
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