1. Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci
Everyone
will be agreed if The Mona Lisa is the world’s most famous painting. This
painting is owned by the French government and hangs in the Louvre in Paris.
The painting shows a woman looking out at the viewer with what is often
described as an “enigmatic smile”. The Mona Lisa is perhaps the most famous
piece in art history. If Monalisa sold, it will be the most expensive painting
in the world ever, or maybe the most expensive art works in human history. Of
course the art prints copy of this painting is spread out all over the world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
9. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali
This
painting maybe the most famous painting by Salvador Dali, The Persistence of
Memory was created in 1931 and is now displayed in the Museum of Modern Art in
New York City. Salvador Dali introduced the melting pocket watches in this
piece.
10. from the Lake by Georgia O’Keeffe
This
painting was drawn by Georgia O’Keefe when She spent her days at Lake George,
New York in the early 1900s, which has inspired many of her works. This
painting describes the gentle waves and ripples of Lake George.
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