Gallery: The world’s most expensive paintings

One of the art world’s most recognizable images sold for a record price at Sotheby’s auction house in New York last night. Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” sold for a record $119.9-million to an undisclosed buyer. The 1895 artwork is a modern symbol of human anxiety. Here’s a look at some of the world’s most expensive pieces of artwork ever sold at an auction.