The Scream' fetches record price Sotheby's employees pose for a photograph with Edvard Munch's painting "The scream"...

The Scream' fetches record price

Sotheby's employees pose for a photograph with Edvard Munch's painting "The scream" at Sotheby's auction house in London April 12, 2012. The painting, estimated to exceed $80 million (50.2 million pounds), sold in New York for a staggering $119.9M on May 2, 2012. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

This undated photo provided by Sotheby's shows "The Scream" by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. The work, which dates from 1895 and is one of four versions of the composition, led Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in New York on May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Sotheby's, File)

FILE - This undated photo provided by Sotheby's shows "Dora Maar au Chat," by Pablo Picasso. The 1941 painting, which sold in May 2006 for $95,216,000 is one of eight works that have sold for $80 million or more at auction. When Edvard Munch’s "The Scream," is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday May 2, 2012, it could sell for $80 million or more. (AP Photo/ Sotheby's, File)

This undated file photo provided by Sotheby's shows the three panels of Francis Bacon's "Triptych, 1976." The painting, which sold in May 2008 for $86,281,000 is one of eight works that have sold for $80 million or more at auction. When Edvard Munch’s "The Scream," is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday May 2, 2012, it could sell for $80 million or more. (AP Photo)

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Christie's shows "Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust," by Pablo Picasso. The 1932 painting, which sold in May 2010 for $106,482,500, tops the list of eight works that have sold for $80 million or more at auction.When Edvard Munch’s "The Scream," is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday May 2, 2012, it could sell for $80 million or more. (AP Photo/ Christie's, File)

FILE - This undated photo provided by Sotheby's shows "Dora Maar au Chat," by Pablo Picasso. The 1941 painting, which sold in May 2006 for $95,216,000 is one of eight works that have sold for $80 million or more at auction. When Edvard Munch’s "The Scream," is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday May 2, 2012, it could sell for $80 million or more. (AP Photo/ Sotheby's, File) WLDFILE - This undated file photo provided by Sotheby's shows the three panels of Francis Bacon's "Triptych, 1976." The painting, which sold in May 2008 for $86,281,000 is one of eight works that have sold for $80 million or more at auction. When Edvard Munch’s "The Scream," is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday May 2, 2012, it could sell for $80 million or more. (AP Photo/Sotheby's, File) This undated photo provided by Christie's shows " Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II ," by Gustav Klimt. The 1912 painting, which sold in Nov. 2006 for $87,936,000, is one of eight works that have sold for $80 million or more at auction. When Edvard Munch’s "The Scream," is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday May 2, 2012, it could sell for $80 million or more. (AP Photo/ Christie's) FILE - This undated photo provided by Sotheby's shows “Garçon à la Pipe,” by Pablo Picasso. The 1905 painting, which sold in May 2004 for $104,168,000 is one of eight works that have sold for $80 million or more at auction. When Edvard Munch’s "The Scream," is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday May 2, 2012, it could sell for $80 million or more. (AP Photo/ Sotheby's) FILE - This undated file photo provided by Christie's shows "Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust," by Pablo Picasso. The 1932 painting, which sold in May 2010 for $106,482,500, tops the list of eight works that have sold for $80 million or more at auction.When Edvard Munch’s "The Scream," is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday May 2, 2012, it could sell for $80 million or more. (AP Photo/ Christie's, File) This undated photo provided by Christie's shows “Le bassin aux nymphéas,” by Claude Monet. The 1919 painting, which sold in June 2008 for $80,379,591 is one of eight works that have sold for $80 million or more at auction. When Edvard Munch’s "The Scream," is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday May 2, 2012, it could sell for $80 million or more. (AP Photo/ Christie's)

One of the art world's most recognizable images — Edvard Munch's "The Scream" — sold for a record $119,922,500 at a Sotheby auction in NYC on May 2. The previous record for an artwork sold at auction was $106.5 million for Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust." Some of the world's priciest art includes works by Picasso, Cezanne, and modernist Francis Bacon.