Artist Edvard Munch died 67 years ago today at the ripe old age of 80, leaving behind a legacy of some of the most famous — and stolen — artworks in history.
Yes, people love to steal the Norwegian’s famous paintings like The Scream, Madonna, and Vampire, all of which were robbed during Olympic Games. Actually several versions of The Scream, Munch’s most popular piece, have been snatched, but luckily eventually recovered.
Munch’s “Vampire” was stolen in 1988 during the Calgary Winter Olympics, another version of “The Scream” was taken from the National Gallery on the opening day of the Lillehammer Winter Games in 1994 and Sunday’s [August 2004] robbery was staged during the Athens Summer Games.
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