WICHITA, KAN.- According to research issued today by the popular online art gallery, overstockArt.com, Pablo Picasso’s Facebook® fan page was the most “liked” artist page in 2010. The list is a compilation of the top 10 most popular classic artist fan pages from 2010.

The top 10 artist fan pages on Facebook are:

• Pablo Picasso – 4,709 fans
• Vincent Van Gogh – 1,604 fans
• Salvador Dali – 1,024 fans
• Claude Monet – 940 fans
• Pierre-Auguste Renoir – 818 fans
• Amedeo Modigliani – 714 fans
• Edgar Degas – 704 fans
• Paul Cezanne – 670 fans
• Frida Kahlo – 655 fans
• Wassily Kandinsky – 602 fans

“Facebook is a wonderful tool to use to engage with consumers, and is also an effective tool for keeping an eye on consumer trends and practices, ” said David Sasson, founder and CEO of overstockArt.com. “By monitoring artist fan pages on Facebook and determining which ones are most popular we are provided a great indicator to what is hip and the most desirable art on the market, which helps us identify some of the best selling oil paintings we want to be sure to offer to our customers.”

overstockArt.com is one of the web’s most successful distributors of wall décor items with more than 20,000 daily visitors and 120,000 loyal customers. The online art gallery offers the most comprehensive selection of oil paintings and frames to choose from in the online oil painting industry — currently more than 100,000 decorating combinations — including works by Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Renoir, Klimt, O’Keeffe, Munch, Dali and much more. Become a fan of overstockArt.com on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/overstockArt