@overstockart overstockArt.com Reveals the Top 10 Favorite Paintings by City Do cities match their favorite works of art? The answer is “yes”...but in curiously different ways.
What might a city’s favorite artwork tell you about the city’s culture and the people who live there? overstockArt.com, the top online distributor of hand painted fine art reproductions, wanted to find out.
The wall art retailer put its wealth of data to work to create a list of the top paintings for each of 10 major U.S. cities. overstockArt.com did a similar study for the Wall Street Journal in 2015, titled: What Art Reproductions Sell Best in Which Cities.
The data is based on purchase history from the past 12 months as well as current analysis of each city’s audience using Machine Learning algorithms. Data points considered include pages viewed, time on each page, actions taken on the site and more.
The Top 10 Favorite Paintings by City Are:
New York City: “Water Lilies” by Claude Monet
In a metropolis surrounded by water, this seems an appropriate choice. The serene shades and peaceful feel also provide respite in the city that never sleeps.
Los Angeles: “Discarded Roses” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Home to celebrities, beauty, fleeting fame and broken dreams, this evocative and wistful painting is particularly apropos.
Chicago: “Pathway in Monet's Garden at Giverny” by Claude Monet
It’s no surprise that the “City in a Garden” has an affinity for this garden scene by Monet, with its electric colors and rich tapestry of textures.
Miami: “Moon” by Justyna Kopania
It’s interesting that art buyers from a bustling beach city would prefer a remote Polish landscape...but perhaps it was the moon (over Miami)!
Philadelphia: “The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt
This choice may be inspired by the presence of another famed Klimt painting, “Portrait of a Woman,” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. On loan from the Lewis Collection, the painting moved on to another museum in 2016.
Dallas/Fort Worth: “Grande Vase Di Fiori” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the “Grande” floral arrangement and showy blooms depicted in this Renoir favorite.
Houston: “Poppy Field in Argenteuil” by Claude Monet
Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts is home to three works by Monet, making this Impressionist master a local favorite. And though this particular painting is set in France, there may be something of Texas in the glorious blue sky.
Washington, D.C.: “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh
D.C. = Starry Night? Say no more.
Atlanta: “Apple Tree I” by Gustav Klimt
Could “The Big Peach” secretly prefer apples?
Boston: “Vase with Poppies Cornflowers Peonies and Chrysanthemums” by Vincent Van Gogh
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts is home to several Van Gogh works, and was part of the successful discovery of a previously unknown work, “Ravine,” in 2006. Could that be part of the reason Bostonians prefer this lesser-known but stand-out piece?
About overstockArt.com
Founded in 2002, overstockArt.com is the web’s leading distributor of hand painted art. With more than 100,000 wall décor combinations to choose from in stock at all times, the online retailer has one goal: to make it easy and affordable for people to transform their space with hand painted art.
Recognized as a premiere shopping destination for hand painted fine art reproductions, overstockArt.com has expanded its offerings to include hand painted and hand carved decorative ceramic tiles and high-quality original canvas art prints. Through their custom art service, they can transform family photographs into hand painted oils. The company also owns and operates Artist Become (ArtistBe.com), the online community for contemporary artists around the world.
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Headquartered in Wichita, Kan., the retailer was named to Inc. Magazine’s 2010, 2011 and 2012 Inc. 5000 lists, Internet Retailer magazine’s 2012 Hot 100 list and 2011, 2012 and 2014 Second 500 Guides, and was recognized with the STELLAService Seal for Elite customer service.
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