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.


Photographypainting 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.

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Sculpture, Portrait, Rom av J.C

Rom av J.C

Sculpture - 148 x 78 x 8 cm Sculpture - 58.3 x 30.7 x 3.1 inch

$1,834

Painting, Venus, Françoise Danel

Françoise Danel

Painting - 120 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,834

Sculpture, Horse, Gelitin

Gelitin

Sculpture - 132 x 60 x 100 cm Sculpture - 52 x 23.6 x 39.4 inch

$5,992

Sculpture, Xango, Nimrod Messeg

Nimrod Messeg

Sculpture - 117 x 51 x 28 cm Sculpture - 46.1 x 20.1 x 11 inch

$23,233

Sculpture, Ondine, Nella Buscot

Nella Buscot

Sculpture - 118 x 46 x 25 cm Sculpture - 46.5 x 18.1 x 9.8 inch

$26,596

Painting, Prise de Ciel, Eva Romain

Eva Romain

Painting - 116 x 81 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 inch

$2,812

Painting, Untitled, Ishmael Armarh

Ishmael Armarh

Painting - 144.78 x 130.175 x 1.5 cm Painting - 57 x 51.3 x 0.6 inch

$9,000

Painting, Cactus, Corine Lescop

Corine Lescop

Painting - 150 x 50 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 inch

$4,769

Sculpture, Ballerina, Valay Shende

Valay Shende

Sculpture - 122 x 47 x 40 cm Sculpture - 48 x 18.5 x 15.7 inch

$79,482

Painting, Souffle II, Hatem Akrout

Hatem Akrout

Painting - 120 x 140 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

$5,869

Painting, Naked beauty, Nico Vrielink

Nico Vrielink

Painting - 200 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$15,285

Painting, LIama, Maria Jaglowska

Maria Jaglowska

Painting - 130 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$4,708

Painting, 504170, Yoshihiro Fujita

Yoshihiro Fujita

Painting - 103 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 40.6 x 78.7 x 2 inch

$7,581

Photography, Gambler, Emre

Emre

Photography - 100 x 170 cm Photography - 39.4 x 66.9 inch

$9,782

Photography, Faces, Julia Christe

Julia Christe

Photography - 123 x 145 cm Photography - 48.4 x 57.1 inch

$5,747

Painting, Sans titre, Julien Marinetti

Julien Marinetti

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3.2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.3 inch

$24,456

Painting, La surprise, Boris Jouanno

Boris Jouanno

Painting - 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,956

Painting, Salome, Kalvis Zalitis

Kalvis Zalitis

Painting - 130 x 115 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 45.3 x 2 inch

$5,503

Sculpture, I'm vanity, Stoz

Stoz

Sculpture - 200 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$6,114

Painting, Nymph, Walter Einbeck

Walter Einbeck

Painting - 100 x 125 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch

$7,337

Painting, Attitude, Vally

Vally

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$856

Painting, Nano, Karlis Vitols

Karlis Vitols

Painting - 200 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 2 inch

$5,503

Print, Untitled, XXV, Ser Serpas

Ser Serpas

Print - 116.84 x 91.44 x 0.5 cm Print - 46 x 36 x 0.2 inch

$6,564

Painting, After, Robert Hartshorn

Robert Hartshorn

Painting - 127 x 177.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 inch

$4,000

Painting, VIKA, Maria Makarova

Maria Makarova

Painting - 120 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$3,000

Painting, Mad things only, Padame One

Padame One

Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,712

Painting, Prisoners Dilemma, BEMI

BEMI

Painting - 177.8 x 177.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 inch

$18,000

Painting, Traces, Francisco Jimenez

Francisco Jimenez

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,402

Painting, Ange, Volodia Popov

Volodia Popov

Painting - 120 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$12,839

Photography, My Details, Kofi Agorsor

Kofi Agorsor

Photography - 152.4 x 121.9 x 10.2 cm Photography - 60 x 48 x 4 inch

$7,200

Print, Pausa, Sergio Martinez

Sergio Martinez

Print - 81.3 x 195.6 x 5.1 cm Print - 32 x 77 x 2 inch

$3,000

Painting, Le couple, Gabriel Baptiste

Gabriel Baptiste

Painting - 130 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$9,171

Sculpture, Le secret, Quat'sous

Quat'sous

Sculpture - 154 x 120 x 88 cm Sculpture - 60.6 x 47.2 x 34.6 inch

$18,342

Photography, Fission 2, Yang Wang

Yang Wang

Photography - 120 x 64 cm Photography - 47.2 x 25.2 inch

$5,503

Painting, Gift, Nils Thornander

Nils Thornander

Painting - 120 x 40 x 7.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 3 inch

$9,782

Painting, Marianne R, John Kacere

John Kacere

Painting - 144.8 x 191.8 cm Painting - 57 x 75.5 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Pelirosa, Enrique Pichardo

Enrique Pichardo

Painting - 118 x 106 x 1 cm Painting - 46.5 x 41.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,163

Painting, Ocule, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 121.9 x 109.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 43 x 1 inch

$1,646

Painting, Abstraction, Tony Soulié

Tony Soulié

Painting - 150 x 150 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 inch

$5,503

Painting, Q509, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 136 x 106 x 1 cm Painting - 53.5 x 41.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,057

Painting, Soleil cuisant, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Painting - 81 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,467