2009 = 157,275,754.50 USD
A mere 8,277% increase and a very, Very, VERY GREAT INVESTMENT! Of course the buyer took his chances and had to make a, for the time, large investment. However, I am sure that some governmental tax collector somewhere is looking VERY CLOSELY at the whole situation.
Epoch Times - The Art of Protection
"The Scream" and "Madonna," two major paintings by famous Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, were stolen several years ago from the Munch Museum in Norway by armed robbers in broad daylight.