Manic Bite, Oh, Mo, there’s no way I can do this without Mr. Munch…
“Vampyr II” 1893-94 – by Edvard Munch (1863 – 1944)
This version of Vampyr was sold last November for 11,8 million Norwegian Kroner (about 2 million $).
Another version was stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo in 1988 – it was taken out through an open window (!). Luckily, it was recovered after a short time.
This brings me to a story about a friend of mine, who became victim to a prank by his friends after his stag party. “Vampyr” was still missing and all over the news, and after getting him drunk, they put him on a train from Oslo to Gothenburg, Sweden, with no money, no credit cards, and a rolled-up canvas copy of “Vampyr” sticking out of his backpack.
He got back eventually, I think he had to bite the bullet and call his bride to be, so she could drive down there and pick him up. He also got married, and I don’t think anyone noticed the canvas or what was on it. He noticed though, and spent some time biting his nails, trying to remember what had happened the night before…
Stumble it!
