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The Cloud (Norwegian: Skyen) is an oil painting by the Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum, from 1985.. It depicts a nude man in a leather helmet, looking out over a landscape with a compact dark cloud in the sky. It is held in a private collection.
In 2005 the painting was selected by the newspaper Morgenbladet as one of Norway's twelve most important artworks from the period 1945–2005.A version of the painting was sold for 1.9 million Norwegian kroner in 2008, which was the new record for a Nerdrum painting. The record was held until 2016 when Dawn was sold for £341,000 British.
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