Edvard Munch painting hidden from Nazis in barn with The Scream sells at auction for nearly £17m

The 13ft long work, 'Dance on the Beach' (pictured), belonged to Norwegian shipowner Thomas Olsen who hung it in the first class lounge of a liner that sailed between Oslo and Newcastle.

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