Top 10 Most Famous Paintings: #2

2. Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

This is one of the most recognized paintings nowadays. Van Gogh’s Starry Night is a classic painting that invokes emotions from the serenity of the church steeple to the wild abandon of color used for the late night sky.

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3. The Kiss by Gustav Klimt

The painting was painted by Gustav Klimt, the Vienna master,in 1907. The painting depicts a couple surrounded by a gold blanket and ornaments sharing a moment of shear passion: the perfect kiss.

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4. Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre Auguste Renoir

This painting depicts a group of Renoir’s friends relaxing on a balcony along the Seine River in France. In this painting Renoir has captured the joy of the middle class of late 19th century in France, it is a lively painting that brings happiness and excitement to any room.

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5. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Jan Vermeer

This painting is a plain portrait of a girl, presumably before her wedding. The lack of background and color showcases her tear drop pearl earrings.

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6. Café Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh

This painting depicts a cafe in Arles,France specifically the Cafe Terrace and today the cafe is called Cafe van Gogh. The style of the painting is unique for Van Gogh with warm colors and depth of perspective.

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7. Corner of the Garden at Montgeron by Claude Monet

This famous painting by Monet was created in 1877. Monet is known as the classic impressionist. This painting is drawn in the Corner of the Garden at Montgeron, where Monet has captured the ever-changing nature of light and color.

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8. The Dream by Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso was a pioneer of the modern art movement called Cubism.
Picasso is also widely acknowledged as the most important artist of the 20th
century.