Thieves make off with masterpiece 20 years ago this hour (Feb 12 1994)


Video: 'Munch - Private Life of a Masterpiece (BBC Documentary)' (Feb. 12, 1994, at 40:25)

(Saturday, February 12, 1994, 6:30 a.m. CET) — A version of Edvard Munch’s painting “The Scream” was stolen today from the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway. It was recovered a few months later in a sting operation.