Footballer stole Munch's Scream painting

In 1994 Pål Enger, a former Norwegian footballer, carried out a high-profile theft of Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream from the National Gallery in Oslo. Enger entered the museum and removed the canvas in a theft that quickly made international headlines. The painting is one of Munch's best-known works, and its disappearance drew intense media and police attention because of its cultural significance and the bold manner in which it was taken.

Enger's upbringing on the Tveita housing estate and earlier criminal record have been widely reported as factors that shaped his path to the theft. His first attempt famously went awry when he mistakenly removed a different Munch work, but he returned and succeeded in taking The Scream on a later occasion, even leaving a taunting note about the gallery's security. Today Enger describes himself as an artist and plans to exhibit pieces influenced by Munch.

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