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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, Sans titre, Ladamenrouge

Ladamenrouge

Painting . 102 x 116 x 4 cm Painting . 40.2 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch

CHF 2,119

Painting, Sans titre, Mohammad Ariyaei

Mohammad Ariyaei

Painting . 175 x 168 x 5 cm Painting . 68.9 x 66.1 x 2 inch

CHF 9,149

Painting, Starry Night, Ben Gulak

Ben Gulak

Painting . 122 x 182 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 71.7 x 1.2 inch

CHF 12,039 CHF 10,233

Painting, Untitled, Viacheslav Malyna

Viacheslav Malyna

Painting . 110 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,084

Painting, Composition 102, Xiu

Xiu

Painting . 120 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,445

Painting, Composition 101, Xiu

Xiu

Painting . 120 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,445

Painting, Composition 100, Xiu

Xiu

Painting . 120 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,445

Painting, Naked, Corey Kilmartin

Corey Kilmartin

Painting . 122 x 92 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

CHF 2,022

Painting, Bad blood up, Tristan Wu

Tristan Wu

Painting . 80 x 120 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 inch

CHF 944

Painting, Sbc 149, Susan Cantrick

Susan Cantrick

Painting . 97 x 130 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 inch

CHF 5,405

Painting, Folegandros, Elena Borstein

Elena Borstein

Painting . 152.4 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 60 x 40 x 1.5 inch

CHF 16,339

Painting, The good size, Onizbar

Onizbar

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,734

Painting, Still steel, Pierre Auville

Pierre Auville

Painting . 117 x 88 x 6 cm Painting . 46.1 x 34.6 x 2.4 inch

CHF 3,003

Painting, Mickey Rich, Danny Hoens

Danny Hoens

Painting . 180 x 200 x 3.5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 78.7 x 1.4 inch

CHF 14,442

Painting, Aura Felina, Kiri Aguilera

Kiri Aguilera

Painting . 120 x 90 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 2 inch

CHF 482

Painting, La Bailarina, Kiri Aguilera

Kiri Aguilera

Painting . 120 x 90 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 2 inch

CHF 482

Painting, Ecos Marinos, Kiri Aguilera

Kiri Aguilera

Painting . 90 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

CHF 482

Painting, Ode to Joy, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,082

Painting, Sillage Brute, 2flui

2flui

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

CHF 2,697

Painting, Fading hours, James Chiew

James Chiew

Painting . 119 x 119 x 3 cm Painting . 46.9 x 46.9 x 1.2 inch

CHF 15,409

Painting, Sirena, James Chiew

James Chiew

Painting . 149 x 99 x 3 cm Painting . 58.7 x 39 x 1.2 inch

CHF 15,891

Painting, Xantophylle, Barbara Ellmerer

Barbara Ellmerer

Painting . 90 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

CHF 17,336

Painting, Between 2, James Chiew

James Chiew

Painting . 82 x 149 x 3 cm Painting . 32.3 x 58.7 x 1.2 inch

CHF 13,965

Painting, Le Secret, Olena Kishkurno

Olena Kishkurno

Painting . 95 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 37.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,369

Painting, Relief Blue 31, Tiberiu Soos

Tiberiu Soos

Painting . 80 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,059 CHF 795

Painting, Trees #2, Nazik Aslanyan

Nazik Aslanyan

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 8,668

Painting, Skull Red, Asko

Asko

Painting . 130 x 111 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.7 x 0 inch

CHF 1,926

Painting, Skull Blue, Asko

Asko

Painting . 130 x 109 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 42.9 x 0 inch

CHF 1,926

Painting, Skull Pink, Asko

Asko

Painting . 132 x 112 x 0.1 cm Painting . 52 x 44.1 x 0 inch

CHF 1,926

Painting, Ballerina, Asko

Asko

Painting . 135 x 102 x 0.1 cm Painting . 53.1 x 40.2 x 0 inch

CHF 1,734

Painting, Le vieux plan, Yrak

Yrak

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

CHF 4,623

Painting, Le bocchoris, Yrak

Yrak

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

CHF 4,623 CHF 4,161

Painting, C035, Eric Cruikshank

Eric Cruikshank

Painting . 121.5 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.8 x 18.1 x 1 inch

CHF 7,446

Painting, Symbiosis, Kalee Guauta

Kalee Guauta

Painting . 130 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

CHF 7,262

Painting, Glass Skin, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

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

CHF 2,119