The exhibit opened Wednesday and runs through Wednesday . Dubbed `` the portrait of a soul '' and `` the face that launched 1,000 therapists , '' `` The Scream '' depicts a distorted human figure -- hands flat against its sunken face , eyes and mouth wide open -- in the foreground of a nightmarish landscape . The iconic work fetched just over $ 38 million at CNN auction house in April 2013 . The previous record for a Edvard Munch 's work of art tallied just over $ 38 million .
The exhibit opened Wednesday and runs through Wednesday . The iconic work fetched just over $ 38 million at CNN auction house in April 2013 . The previous record for a Edvard Munch 's work of art tallied just over $ 38 million .