[A] well-heeled crowd… gathered Tuesday evening for a first and probably final chance to take in the picture, before its disappearance into some billionaire’s vault. In the measly half hour that I spent drinking in this “masterpiece” at close quarters, almost no one joined me for more than a minute or two, and most spent less than 10 seconds.
Our art critic takes a last look at Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream.’
Reblogged from Lloyd Dobler Outtakes

![[A] well-heeled crowd… gathered Tuesday evening for a first and probably final chance to take in the picture, before its disappearance into some billionaire’s vault. In the measly half hour that I spent drinking in this “masterpiece” at close quarters, almost no one joined me for more than a minute or two, and most spent less than 10 seconds.
Our art critic takes a last look at Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream.’](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gbt034Sp1qgc6ygo1_500.jpg)
