Edvard Munch 2008, the painting "Vampire" set a new record for his paintings when it was sold for US$38,162,000 at Sotheby's New York. Munch's image appears on the Norwegian 1,000-kroner note, along with pictures inspired by his artwork. In February 2012, a major Munch exhibition, "Edvard Munch. The Modern Eye", opened at the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt; the exhibition was opened by Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. In May 2012, "The Scream" sold for US$119.9 million, and is the second most expensive artwork ever sold at an open auction. (It was surpassed in November 2013 by "Three Studies of Lucian Freud", which sold
Susanne Munch Thore there included private equity companies and investment banks. From 2002 to 2006, she headed the advisory group on corporate law at the Norwegian Bar Association. Munch, who has gained considerable board experience, now chairs the Norwegian real estate company Oslo Areal. In 2009, Munch Thore was recommended by Chambers and Partners and by Legal 500 under "Leaders in their field" for her competence in Corporate M&A and Capital Markets. Susanne Munch Thore Susanne Elise Munch Thore (born 1960) is a Norwegian lawyer and businesswoman. After serving as a partner (managing partner from 2011) at the legal firm Wikborg Rein from