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Exactly 20 years ago, on the opening day of the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, a version of Edvard Munch's The Scream was stolen from Oslo's National Gallery. To mark the anniversary of the audacious heist here's a guide to the ten most expensive paintings currently on public display.
Painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
Artist Gustav Klimt
Price $155.8m (adjusted for inflation) / $135m (original price)
Where can I see it? Neue Galerie, New York
Admission Adults $20, students/seniors $10 (free 6pm-8pm on the first Friday of every month)
Opening times Thurs-Mon 11am-6pm (closed Tuesday and Wednesday)
Contact neuegalerie.org
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Painting The Scream
Artist Edvard Munch
Price $122.2m (adjusted) / $119.9m (original)
Where can I see it? The National Gallery, Oslo
Admission Adults NOK 50, students/pensioners/concessions NOK 30, under-18s free (free admission on Sundays)
Opening times Tues-Weds and Fri 10am-6pm, Thurs 10am-7pm, Sat-Sun 11am-5pm (closed Mon)
Contact nasjonalmuseet.no
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Painting Flag
Artist Jasper Johns
Price $118.3m (adjusted) / $110m (original)
Where can I see it? Museum of Modern Art, New York
Admission Adults $25, seniors $18, students $14, children 16 and under free (free admission Fridays 4pm-8pm)
Opening times Sat-Thurs 10am-5.30pm, Fri 10.30am-8pm
Contact moma.org
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Painting Nude, Green Leaves and Bust
Artist Pablo Piacsso
Price $114.3m (adjusted) / $106.5m (original)
Where can I see it? Tate Modern, London (on long-term loan from a private collection)
Admission Free
Opening times Sun-Thurs 10am-6pm, Fri-Sat 10am-10pm
Contact tate.org.uk
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Painting Irises
Artist Vincent van Gough
Price $109.4m (adjusted) / $53.9m (original)
Where can I see it? The Getty Centre, Los Angeles
Admission Free
Opening times Tues-Fri and Sun 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am-9pm (closed Mon)
Contact getty.edu
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Painting Massacre of the Innocents
Artist Peter Paul Rubens
Price $99.7m (adjusted) / $76.7m (original)
Where can I see it? Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Admission Adults CAD 19.50, seniors CAD 16, students/youths (6-17) CAD 11, children (5 and under) free (free admission Wednesday nights 6pm-8.30pm)
Opening times Tues and Thurs-Sun 10am-5.30pm, Weds 10am-8.30pm (closed Mon)
Contact ago.net
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Painting A Wheatfield with Cypresses
Artist Vincent van Gogh
Price $92.6m (adjusted) / $57m (original)
Where can I see it? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Admission Adults $25, Seniors $17, Students $12, under-12s go free accompanied by an adult
Opening times Sun-Thurs 10am-5.30pm, Fri-Sat 10am-9pm
Contact metmuseum.org
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Painting Portrait of Alfonso d’Avalos, Marquis of Vasto, in Armor with a Page
Artist Titian
Price $88.8m (adjusted) / $70m (original)
Where can I see it? The Getty Centre, Los Angeles
Admission Free
Opening times Tues-Fri and Sun 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am-9pm (closed Mon)
Contact getty.edu
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Painting Sunflowers
Artist Vincent van Gogh
Price $82.9m (adjusted) / $39.7m (original)
Where can I see it? The National Gallery, London
Admission Free
Opening times Daily 10am-6pm, Fri 10am-9pm
Contact nationalgallery.org.uk
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Painting Diana and Actaeon
Artist Titian
Price $77.9m (adjusted) / $70.6m (original)
Where can I see it? Scottish National Gallery
Admission Free
Opening times Daily 10am-5pm (6pm in August), Thurs 10am-7pm
Contact nationalgalleries.org
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