"The Kiss", 1908, Austria Credit: Gustav Klimt

Overstock Art has announced its Top 10 romantic paintings. Coincidentally, you can buy repros of each of these from them. Take a look at what our buying patterns tell us are the top 10 paintings we love to love. 

1. Of course, we love to kiss.

“The Kiss”, 1908, Austria Credit: Gustav Klimt

Fun fact: Klimt sold this painting before he even finished it.


2. We love our roses

“Discared Roses”, France, 1875 Credit: Pierre Auguste-Renoir

Because roses, right?


3. We love our flowers — and not just roses.

“Poppies”, 1886, United States Credit: John Singer Sargent

Poppies for everyone!

4. Seriously, though, we love to kiss

“The Kiss”, 1859, Italy Credit: Francesco Hayez

Almost as much as we love our flowers.

5. We love to hug

“Fulfillment — The Embrace”, 1909, Austria Credit: Gustave Klimt

There's probably gonna be kissing later…


6. We love our wine

“That’s a Good Cab”, 2012, United States Credit: Michael Hitt

Because how else do you think so many people get to the kissing?


7. We love all things that blossom.

“Branches of an Almond Tree in Blossom”, 1888, France Credit: Vincent Van Gogh

Seriously, I expected more kissing, less flowers.


8. We love those damn flowers.


You guys are killing me, here.


9. We love to swing.

“The Swing”, 1765, France Credit: Jean-Honore Fragonard

Get your mind out of the gutter. Or not. There's two boys and also a couple of cherubs. Add in that wine from above and you're going to have a lot of kissing and hugging. 


10. And we really kinda do love those damn cherubs.

“Songs of Spring”, 1889, France Credit: William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Notice, though, she's holding flowers. 


Happy Valentine's Day!


This article appears in Feb 8-15, 2018.

Cathy's portfolio includes pieces for Visit Florida, USA Today and regional and local press. In 2016, UPF published Backroads of Paradise, her travel narrative about retracing the WPA-era Florida driving...