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Ideas in Things (Antarctic Peninsula)
Jessica Houston
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
$8,185
« Cigaret of Queen » N°937
Arash Nazari
Print - 150 x 80 x 7 cm Print - 59.1 x 31.5 x 2.8 inch
$3,410
G8/750 estels - Porta Celeste
Mario Pasqualotto
Painting - 120 x 90 x 6 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 2.4 inch
$7,503
Pluie d’émeraudes
Christine Nilly-Vaeckenstedt
Painting - 160 x 86 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 33.9 x 1.2 inch
$28,078
The highest good is like water
Hong Yu
Painting - 140 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$21,000
Landscape LVIII
Bartosz Michal Hoppe Sadowski
Painting - 150 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$3,746
St. George and the Dragon (Large Late 20th Century Framed Painting)
George Zafero
Painting - 119.4 x 119.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47 x 47 x 1 inch
$3,769
Loupe de Rimbaud
Catalin Guguianu
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 160 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 63 inch
$14,323
El gallo postel on anillo
Amanda Valle
Painting - 165 x 127 x 3 cm Painting - 65 x 50 x 1.2 inch
$11,936
Goutte-à-goutte (warm vibration)
Sabine Nielsen
Painting - 70 x 160 cm Painting - 27.6 x 63 inch
$8,526
Birth of hope
Aldona Jablonska Klimczak
Painting - 130 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$7,389
Untitled (1) (2)
Ahlam Lemseffer
Painting - 150 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$17,052
Afternoon Coffee
Nguyen Vinh Trung
Painting - 165.1 x 144.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 65 x 57 x 2 inch
$9,000
Marine phare rochers
Jean-Jacques Gendron
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$8,980
Madame Dutilleul
Eric Valat
Sculpture - 140 x 115 x 60 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 45.3 x 23.6 inch
$28,419
Fenêtre sur le passé
Caroline Lazaro
Photography - 150 x 126 cm Photography - 59.1 x 49.6 inch
$5,115
Number 13
Parkhomenko Vladimir Leonidovich
Painting - 122 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$4,092
L'église de Calvi
Charles Levier
Painting - 118 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 46.5 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$12,504
Matchbox with reflection
George Hawken
Fine Art Drawings - 96.5 x 132.1 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 52 x 2 inch
$2,400
The frozen few 5546
Götz Göppert
Photography - 80 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$767
Academia (half life)
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 147.3 x 55.9 x 106.7 cm Sculpture - 58 x 22 x 42 inch
$26,000
Into the love No.2
Stephen Rowe
Painting - 152.4 x 129.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 51 x 2 inch
$8,750
Golfing in Normandy
Rody Iliesco
Painting - 81 x 195 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch
$13,641
Peace serie n°150
Behrouz Zindashti
Painting - 180 x 114 x 7 cm Painting - 70.9 x 44.9 x 2.8 inch
$4,547
Better days ahead
Aziseh Emmanuel
Painting - 120 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch
$5,400
Smoky Election Promises
Simon Richard Halimi
Painting - 162 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$40,924
Blue mood 5
Yannick Fournié
Photography - 140 x 107 x 1.5 cm Photography - 55.1 x 42.1 x 0.6 inch
$4,092
Smooth Operator
John Herbert Wright
Painting - 137.2 x 147.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 54 x 58 x 1 inch
$10,000
Bug in the system - Polyptique
Pierre-Emmanuel Chatiliez
Photography - 200 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 78.7 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$3,979
Nightwatch Amsterdam
Peter Donkersloot
Print - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Print - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,785
PINK TUBES : COTTON CANDY AND EPHEMERAL LOLITA SPECTRUM
Saori Nakamishi
Painting - 180 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$7,957
Anfibio Leather Sofa
Alessandro Becchi
Design - 65 x 170 x 80 cm Design - 25.6 x 66.9 x 31.5 inch
$15,915
Vitiligo people #4
Nedko Solakov
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 150 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0 inch
$36,377
Vanity Mod. Dilly Daily
Luigi Massoni
Design - 125 x 65 x 64 cm Design - 49.2 x 25.6 x 25.2 inch
$9,776
Klezmerim around the table
Michael Kachan
Painting - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,900
Vintage chromed table
Guido Faleschini
Design - 73 x 127 x 125 cm Design - 28.7 x 50 x 49.2 inch
$6,707
Dreamer
Solomon Mugutso
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$6,377
Série Young Pioneer : NO.1 Lunar probe
Chen Man
Photography - 135 x 135 x 1 cm Photography - 53.1 x 53.1 x 0.4 inch
$15,915
Bateau du Léman, "Belle Époque" et pont du Mont Blanc, Genève
Jean Bernard
Painting - 81 x 115.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,445
HAITI, 1970. Haiti, mon pays tant chéri. Haiti, my beloved country
Gigi Lilavois
Painting - 70 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$4,490 $2,245
Poetry of nature, Ref. 1507
Nasser Azizi
Painting - 110 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$6,821
Large format works
Large format artworks have existed for centuries and were traditionally completed in the form of statues or frescoes. The 1x1 metre format originally applied to painting, however works in the 17th century systematically exceeded these dimensions. This can be seen in the Rubens' and Velasquez's canvases, where they paint life-size figures. It's evident that in recent years large format artworks have taken on a whole new meaning, where works are becoming monumental and even colossal in size. Installations and sculptures are now measuring tens of metres high, practically becoming architectural structures, which can be seen in works like Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate.
Fortunately not all large format artworks are the size of an elephant, but they do allow a huge decorative and artistic advantage. Not only is it an easy way to finish off a room or furnish a space, but it's also an excellent solution for completely restyling your home. If it's truly love at first sight, the piece will totally transform your space into a reflection of your personality. When it comes to photography, the impact of a large format print is multiplied, and gives your room an exhibition-like quality.
XXL artworks allow the artist more imaginative freedom since the surface of the canvas is larger. However, the creation of a large format artwork requires a precise technique and a mastering of the medium used. More and more contemporary artists are working with large formats, and the sensitivity in creating such a work is not the same when working with a 30x30cm canvas. Additionally, an increasing number of exhibitions are specialising in large format artworks. Monumenta at the Grand Palais is an event that occurs every two years, where an artist is invited to create a work specially for the enormous space offered by the Nave.
Photography, painting or sculpture, drawing; these artists and their enormous formats will forever influence the history of contemporary art. This preference for large scale artwork can be seen in a long list of artists including, the canadian photographer Jeff Wall, Anglo-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor and Sino-French painter Yan Pei Ming. These three artists have certainly left a huge mark on the contemporary art market.
If you're looking for a statement artwork you're in the right place! Here's our selection of large scale paintings. You'll only need one painting to fill that blank wall that has been empty for far too long. With our selection, you won't struggle with finding the perfect artwork - we have abstract paintings, figurative paintings, modern paintings, triptychs and a wide variety of styles!
Large scale paintings have been around for centuries. In general, artists prefer using oil painting for this format because its drying time enables them to go back and rework parts of the painting as it nears completion. They also prefer painting on canvas because it's easier to transport than other supports such as wooden panels.
During the Renaissance, a number of artists painted impressive scenes, often drawn from religion or mythology, on canvases that were several meters wide. The Wedding at Cana, a work by Veronese which you can see in the Louvre, is more than 6m x 9m! In 18th century Europe, large paintings were generally reserved for history paintings. The size of the painting helped the artist (and often the patron who had commission it) make an impact and truly impress the viewer, a bigger canvas meant the subject matter was represented with dignity and gradeure. A perfect example is The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David, a huge canvas full of splendid of colours and details that the viewer almost feels overwhelmed by its splendor.
Towards the end of the 19th century artists turned to other genres. Edouard Manet used large scale canvases to paint his realistic scenes of the lower classes and Claude Monet painted expansive landscapes, for example this beautiful water lilies series which now hangs in the Museum of l'Orangerie. Later, other artists like Pablo Picasso, tackled the subject of politics in enormous modern paintings such as Guernica.
Abstract painting didn't put an end to large scale paintings, on the contrary abstract artists loved them! They had a larger surface to experiment with and the big canvases meant that the viewer could fully immerse themselves in the painter's work. The painters of the abstract expressionist movement such as Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Barnett Newman preferred using large canvases to create their abstract paintings.
Even today artists continue to choose to large scale canvas to create contemporary paintings. Gerhard Richter uses them for both his abstract paintings and figurative paintings, and Jenny Saville paints larger-than-life human bodies.
Discover our selection of large scale paintings that will give make any room seem like a statement.