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The popular online art gallery, overstockArt.com, revealed today the annual Top 10 Oil Paintings rankings for 2009. Topping the list is Vincent van Gogh\u2019s irrefutable magnum opus, Starry Night.<\/p>\n

Van Gogh\u2019s Starry Night reclaims its title as the world\u2019s most popular oil painting a year after Gustav Klimt\u2019s The Kiss snatched the title away. According to overstockArt.com\u2019s statistics, van Gogh has the top two most popular oil paintings in the world, with Starry Night in the first place and Caf\u00e9 Terrace at Night in second. \u201cVan Gogh consistently remains the most popular artist in the world, his total sales numbers have left everyone well behind,\u201d said David Sasson, CEO of overstockArt.com.<\/p>\n

The top oil paintings sold online according to overstockArt.com are:<\/p>\n

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<\/td>\nTOP SELLING OIL PAINTINGS
\nMost popular art on the plannet:<\/td>\n		<\/td>\ncourtesy of overstockArt.com
\n\u00a9 2009 All Rights Reserved<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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RANK<\/td>\nARTIST<\/td>\nMASTERPIECE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#1<\/td>\nVincent Van Gogh<\/a><\/td>\nStarry Night<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#2<\/td>\nVincent Van Gogh<\/a><\/td>\nCafe Terrace at Night<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#3<\/td>\nGustav Klimt<\/a><\/td>\nThe Kiss<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#4<\/td>\nClaude Monet<\/a><\/td>\nPoppy Field at Argenteuil<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#5<\/td>\nPierre Auguste Renoir<\/a><\/td>\nLuncheon of the Boating Party<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#6<\/td>\nClaude Monet<\/a><\/td>\nGarden Path at Giverny<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#7<\/td>\nPablo Picasso<\/a><\/td>\nThe Rest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#8<\/td>\nGeorgia O’Keeffe<\/a><\/td>\nRed Cannas<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#9<\/td>\nWassily Kandinsky<\/a><\/td>\nFarbstudie Quadrate (Color Study of Squares)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n

#10<\/td>\nPablo Picasso<\/a><\/td>\nThe Dream<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/RAW]<\/p>\n

According to Sasson, the Top 10 list is released annually due to popular demand. “A lot of people want to know what’s selling best because it helps them stay up to speed with the latest trends and allows them to know which paintings are the hippest and most desirable on the market.”<\/p>\n

“In the business world especially, where the image is everything, many companies strive to keep up with the latest interior d\u00e9cor trends to maintain a modern appeal that will impress customers and clients,” said Sasson.<\/p>\n

Van Gogh\u2019s masterpiece, Starry Night, was created in 1889. To celebrate the 120th anniversary of the creation, overstockArt.com developed a special rendition of the masterpiece in deep oil paint<\/a>. This special version of Starry Night was created by overstockArt.com over the course of a year, it took seven months to dry and weighs over 18 pounds. This distinctive one-of-a-kind 36″ X 48″ reproduction of Starry Night is available to purchase for $2,458. The conventional 20″ X 24″ reproduction is $119.<\/p>\n

In 2009 overstockArt.com sold more than 45,000 oil paintings. They are one of the Web\u2019s most successful distributors of wall d\u00e9cor items with over 10,000 daily visitors and 100,000 loyal customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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