Munch's 'The Scream' To Be Auctioned May 2

If you have $80 million and love having nightmares, this pastel version of 'The Scream' could be all yours!

The last remaining version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" in private hands will be sold at an auction this spring, according to Sotheby's. The auction house expects the fourth piece in the series – this one is drawn in vivid pastels on cardboard, and features a frame with a poem written by Munch – to fetch north of $80 million, meaning the iconic image of a figure screaming on a bridge in Oslo could be one of the priciest pieces of art in history. The drawing is currently owned by Norway's Petter Olsen, whose father was a close friend of Munch. The drawing was completed in 1895, the second in the eventual series of four created between 1883 and 1910. Two of the works were painted with oil and tempera paints, while the fourth was another pastel piece. Olsen's is the only version not in a museum, although he says he intends to open a new museum dedicated to Munch with the proceeds from the auction. Sotheby's will hold the auction for "The Scream" (or "Skrik," in Norwegian) on May 2 in New York.