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Large Format Paintings for Sale

What do these masterpieces: Guernica (Picasso) and the Coronation of Napoleon (David) have in common? You probably have contemplated them, stunned, the first time you have seen them and will remember them for a long time. One of the reasons these paintings have put you in such a trance like state is that they have very large dimensions, if not monumental. With 27m2 for Picasso and more than 50m2 for David, they are what you call large-format painting. Try hanging them up in your living room! Thankfully, large-format painting can however have more modest dimensions without losing this esthetic bias that attracts the attention of the spectator. Artists have always known this, proportion is one of the major components of esthetic perception and an artwork with large dimensions drives a different approach from the spectator. Artsper has selected 10 artworks to show you contemporary painting has not forgotten the lesson taught by its masters.

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Painting, Blossom of spring, Thong Le

Thong Le

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,145

Painting, Patterns, Luca Brandi

Luca Brandi

Painting . 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$4,392

Painting, Naissance d'une fleur, Kloo

Kloo

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$1,923

Painting, Freelove, Branka Grubic

Branka Grubic

Painting . 100.1 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,128

Painting, War, Edward Zelinsky

War

Edward Zelinsky

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.8 cm Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.3 inch

$1,979

Painting, Breakaway Yellow, Wendy Smith

Wendy Smith

Painting . 89.9 x 119.9 x 3.6 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

$2,720

Painting, Filipo, Tom

Tom

Painting . 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$4,045 $3,641

Painting, Sans Titre, L'Outsider

L'Outsider

Painting . 160 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

$5,617

Painting, Domenica, Pipi Pírez

Pipi Pírez

Painting . 81 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

$4,080

Painting, Eclipse, Nicolas Kennett

Nicolas Kennett

Painting . 60 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$4,045

Painting, Blue king, Red Highs

Red Highs

Painting . 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,774

Painting, Dessert, Rustam Qbik

Rustam Qbik

Painting . 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,179

Painting, Ischia, Léopold Survage

Léopold Survage

Painting . 45 x 55 x 0.2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

$9,825

Painting, Cloud, Agathe Wagner

Agathe Wagner

Painting . 110 x 186 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 73.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,467

Painting, Sun Spot, Tom McGlynn

Tom McGlynn

Painting . 45.7 x 61 x 0.1 cm Painting . 18 x 24 x 0 inch

$4,471

Painting, Derrière l'iris, Alber

Alber

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$4,161

Painting, The Dunes, Rick Lewis

Rick Lewis

Painting . 121.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 60 x 1 inch

$15,552

Painting, Sisa, Coha

Coha

Painting . 100 x 100 x 6 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch

$6,357

Painting, Sans titre, Louis Latapie

Louis Latapie

Painting . 101 x 74 x 2 cm Painting . 39.8 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

$4,392

Painting, Horizon, Carl Stevens

Carl Stevens

Painting . 152.4 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 60 x 1 inch

$12,870

Painting, Mini skulls Pink, Seen

Seen

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,779

Painting, Untitled B, Nicole Loos

Nicole Loos

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,445

Painting, EVASION, Bernard Rebatet

Bernard Rebatet

Painting . 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,040

Painting, Heliopshere, Jason Hallman

Jason Hallman

Painting . 101.5 x 101.5 x 4 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.6 inch

$28,896

Painting, Sans titre, Armand Avril

Armand Avril

Painting . 76 x 71 x 6 cm Painting . 29.9 x 28 x 2.4 inch

$4,045

Painting, Jimi Hendrix, 2Kyff

2Kyff

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,023

Painting, Piranja, Henk Jan Sanderman

Henk Jan Sanderman

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$3,756

Painting, L'homme, André Laurenti

André Laurenti

Painting . 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,387