Munch Works Damaged, but Can Be Fixed

The Edvard Munch masterpieces "The Scream" and "Madonna" suffered minor damage after being stolen by masked gunmen in August 2004, but it can be repaired, museum officials said Friday.

Police remained tightlipped over how they recovered the national treasures Thursday.

Munch Museum director Ingebjoerg Ydstie said "The Scream" had been banged hard in one corner and "Madonna" had a roughly one-inch hole and some loose paint.

"Our skilled conservators will be able to repair the damage," she said.

"The Scream" is probably the best known of Munch's emotionally charged works and was a major influence on the Expressionist movement. In four versions of the painting, a waif-like figure is apparently screaming or hearing a scream. The image has become a modern icon of human anxiety.
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