Billionaire Buyer of Munch's "Scream" Revealed
- July 12, 2012 11:56
Multiple sources are reporting that the mystery buyer of the world's most expensive artwork is private-equity mogul Leon Black.
Sold for a record-setting $120 million at Sotheby's in May, the iconic Munch is now part of Black's personal art collection.
The lead partner at Apollo Global Management, Black sits on the boards of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art.
His fortune is estimated at $3.4 billion.
![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
