Well, rubish or not, it is art and, thus so has been assigned a certain value. I happen to be one of those folks that Bee-dubya-ell is speaking of who can appreciate the horror that Munch so vividly captured. There ahve been few artist in history who have been so able to take a snapshot of a nightmare. Goya's painting (name escapes me) of the unarmed resistor throwing up his hands as he is about to be shot at point blank range and Picassos' "Guernica" to name a couple of them. But this is a small group of artists who have dared to capture the horror of the moment.

I do, however, find a level of irony in its theft. As it does deal with horror then maybe the guy who has it will find it's meassge overpowering in light of the way the person acquired it and feel damned for his misdeed?

Bobert