Person: Munch

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Book review: The Owl Always Hunts At Night

THE second novel in Norwegian author Samuel Bjork’s Munch and Kruger series exemplifies everything that is great about the genre of Scandinavian fiction.

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Book review: I’m Travelling Alone

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Vintage View: Exhibitions and shows this August and September

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Stockholm is made up of 14 islands well worth a visit

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Sweden is my kind of cool

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Cultural Oslo keeps its cool

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Hercules ***

Sun, 27 Jul, 2014

“Aieee!, Kerplunk!, Bam!,Whamm!, Boff!”

IT’S 8am.

Sun, 30 Jun, 2013

Shock at Sotheby’s as ‘The Scream’ sells for $120m

Edvard Munch’s masterpiece, The Scream, one of the world’s most recognisable works of art, has sold for $120m (€91.28m) at Sotheby’s, setting a new record as the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction.

Fri, 04 May, 2012

Munch's 'The Scream' fetches record price

One of the art world’s most recognisable images – Edvard Munch’s The Scream - sold for a record $119,922,500 (€90.94m) at auction in New York City.

Thu, 03 May, 2012

‘The Scream’ set to fetch €60m

Sotheby’s will offer the only privately owned version of Edvard Munch’s haunting work The Scream at an auction in New York on May 2, where it is expected to fetch more than $80m (€60m).

Wed, 22 Feb, 2012

Thieves steal €239k Munch picture

Thieves in Norway have stolen a rare Edvard Munch picture worth €239,000.

Fri, 13 Nov, 2009

Youths face charges after Denmark clashes

The 437 youths who were detained after overnight clashes with police in Copenhagen have been released, but will all be charged later, police spokesman Flemming Steen Munch said today.

Sun, 07 Oct, 2007

Dylan to display artwork in Germany

Veteran rocker Bob Dylan will display a collection of his artworks at a museum in Germany later this year.

Fri, 10 Aug, 2007

Three convicted of theft of Munch masterpieces

Three men have been found guilty today in the theft of Edvard Munch masterpieces The Scream and Madonna, but the verdict left art lovers with a lingering mystery.

Tue, 02 May, 2006

Six accused of Munch art theft

Six people have been indicted in the August 2004 theft of the still-missing Edvard Munch masterpieces The Scream and Madonna, a Norwegian national prosecutor said today.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2005

Newly-discovered painting by Munch, say experts

Experts in Norway said today they were convinced that a painting discovered in Germany is a previously unknown work by Norwegian master Edvard Munch.

Mon, 05 Sep, 2005

Byrne basks in glory of life with Lions

SHANE BYRNE is loving every minute of this. After helping to get the Lions tour back on track by playing a starring role in the 23-6 victory over Wellington on Wednesday, he is basking in one of his finest hours.

Fri, 17 Jun, 2005

Fifth suspect held over theft of Munch masterpieces

Norwegian police have arrested a fifth suspect in the theft of Edvard Munch’s masterpieces The Scream and Madonna and said they may be closer to recovering the priceless paintings.

Sat, 04 Jun, 2005

Reward offered for stolen Munch masterpieces

The city of Oslo offered a cash reward today for the return of Edvard Munch’s masterpieces The Scream and Madonna, which were stolen by gunmen in a brazen heist last August.

Wed, 01 Jun, 2005

Man held in Munch theft investigation

A 38-year-old man was ordered to be jailed for four weeks by the Oslo District Court, in Norway, today, while police investigate his alleged involvement in the theft of Edvard Munch’s masterpieces The Scream and Madonna.

Fri, 06 May, 2005

Reports claim stolen Munch masterpieces destroyed

Police in Norway denied a report today saying Edvard Munch’s stolen masterpieces The Scream and Madonna had been burned by thieves fearing police were closing in on them.

Thu, 28 Apr, 2005

Daring raiders snatch three Munch works

THREE works by the artist Edvard Munch were stolen from a hotel this weekend, the second theft of the renowned Norwegian’s art in less than seven months.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2005

Munch works stolen in Norway

Three works by renowned Norwegian artist Edvard Munch were stolen from a hotel in southern Norway, although no information was immediately available on their value, police said today.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2005

Munch masterpiece may be ruined

One of two paintings by Edvard Munch stolen earlier this year was seriously damaged.

Thu, 16 Dec, 2004

Valdez double sees Bremen through as Valencia crash out

WERDER BREMEN clinched their place in the last 16 of the Champions League when two late strikes by substitute Nelson Valdez secured a 2-0 win at Claudio Raineri's Valencia in Group G.

Wed, 08 Dec, 2004

Gunners and Greeks win easliy

Champions League results GROUP E:

Tue, 07 Dec, 2004

Arsenal and Panathinaikos lead at interval

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Tue, 07 Dec, 2004

Buyer theory in paintings theft described as folklore

EXPERTS involved in the investigation of stolen art here have described as folklore the idea that those behind the theft of The Scream have a buyer prepared to pay millions to view the piece at leisure in a darkened basement.

Tue, 24 Aug, 2004

'The Scream' theft stuns Norway

A nationwide hunt was under way today for armed thieves who forced their way into a lightly guarded Oslo museum and ripped the Edvard Munch masterpiece The Scream and another painting from the wall as stunned visitors watched in shock.

Mon, 23 Aug, 2004

€59m painting robbery stuns art world

Art experts were stunned today after one of the world’s most famous paintings was stolen at gunpoint in a €59m raid at a packed gallery in Oslo.

Mon, 23 Aug, 2004

The man behind The Scream

THE SCREAM is one of the world’s most recognisable paintings. Copies of the anguished expressionist work can be found in any major poster shop and it is even the name and symbol of a popular pub chain in Britain.

Mon, 23 Aug, 2004

Thieves escape with Munch masterpieces

ARMED men stormed into an art museum yesterday, threatened staff at gunpoint and stole Edvard Munch's famous paintings The Scream and Madonna before the eyes of stunned museum-goers.

Mon, 23 Aug, 2004