`` Three Studies of Asian Edvard Munch 's , '' painted in 1976 , sold for $ 142,405,000 . Christie 's says it 's the most money ever paid for a piece of artwork at an auction . The previous record for a work of art sold at an auction was Freud ` ` The Scream Painting bought in $ 46 lot worth $ 390,000 . The sale was part of an auction with the highest sale total in history .
`` Three Studies of Asian Edvard Munch 's , '' painted in 1976 , sold for $ 142,405,000 . Christie 's says it 's the most money ever paid for a piece of artwork at an auction . The previous record for a work of art sold at an auction was Freud `` The Scream The sale was part of an auction with the highest sale total in history .