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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, Unpacking, Antonina Bormova

Antonina Bormova

Painting . 130 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,348

Painting, Marché aux puces, BEHOA

BEHOA

Painting . 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,504

Painting, Incertitude, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 40 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

CHF 953 CHF 763

Painting, Dynamik, Christian Büffel

Christian Büffel

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,926

Painting, Palette 6, Tiberiu Soos

Tiberiu Soos

Painting . 80 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 63 x 1.6 inch

CHF 2,119

Painting, Promenade, Clotaire Lehoux

Clotaire Lehoux

Painting . 195 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting . 76.8 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

CHF 2,408

Painting, Starry Night, Barbara Hubert

Barbara Hubert

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

CHF 3,371

Painting, Monochrome Faces 10, Asko

Asko

Painting . 160 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting . 63 x 43.3 x 0 inch

CHF 3,371

Painting, Monochrome Faces 6, Asko

Asko

Painting . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 2,408

Painting, Transanimisme, Julien Cuny

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,734

Painting, Untitled, Mieke Baak

Mieke Baak

Painting . 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

CHF 8,186

Painting, NYIII, Segreba Amadeo

Segreba Amadeo

Painting . 81 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,889

Painting, L'Iris Bleu, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

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

CHF 2,119 CHF 1,483

Painting, D'Ombres Bleues, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

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

CHF 2,119 CHF 1,483

Painting, Masque II, Richard Vildeman

Richard Vildeman

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

CHF 1,425

Painting, Minuit, Jean-Luc Veret

Jean-Luc Veret

Painting . 130 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

CHF 722

Painting, Matière sensible, Nadée

Nadée

Painting . 160 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

CHF 5,393

Painting, Young Vandals, Asko

Asko

Painting . 116 x 99 x 0.1 cm Painting . 45.7 x 39 x 0 inch

CHF 1,252

Painting, Urban Legends, Odesola Idowu

Odesola Idowu

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

CHF 5,537

Painting, Amsterdam, Alexandra Djokic

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 150 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 0 inch

CHF 11,557

Painting, Anansi Awakens, Andra Daans

Andra Daans

Painting . 119.9 x 99.8 x 1.8 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.3 x 0.7 inch

CHF 5,285

Painting, Amazons, Ed Potapenkov

Ed Potapenkov

Painting . 120 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,311

Painting, Adequate, Nguyen The Dung

Nguyen The Dung

Painting . 89 x 116 x 1 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.4 inch

CHF 11,316

Painting, Rolling Waves, Diana Torje

Diana Torje

Painting . 81 x 116 x 4 cm Painting . 31.9 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch

CHF 3,082

Painting, Greek Island, Dondi Schwartz

Dondi Schwartz

Painting . 80 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,156

Painting, Bloody sunday, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting . 80 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,445

Painting, Peronia, Manuel Perez

Manuel Perez

Painting . 152 x 165 x 0.2 cm Painting . 59.8 x 65 x 0.1 inch

CHF 3,660

Painting, Verticles AD, Sam Soles

Sam Soles

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

CHF 4,121

Painting, Überwölbt, Andreas Durrer

Andreas Durrer

Painting . 100 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch

CHF 4,564

Painting, Hermiona, Isabelle Scheltjens

Isabelle Scheltjens

Painting . 138 x 103 x 4.5 cm Painting . 54.3 x 40.6 x 1.8 inch

CHF 19,358

Painting, Isabel, Ramon Poch

Ramon Poch

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

CHF 3,371

Painting, Square, Benoît Tranchant

Benoît Tranchant

Painting . 160 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 63 x 0.8 inch

CHF 7,705

Painting, Evocabulaire, Bruno Roudil

Bruno Roudil

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,217

Painting, N°1133, Jean-Daniel Salvat

Jean-Daniel Salvat

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

CHF 7,326

Painting, In the stack, Dondi Schwartz

Dondi Schwartz

Painting . 95 x 135 x 3 cm Painting . 37.4 x 53.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,059

Painting, Duck Time, Dondi Schwartz

Dondi Schwartz

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,059

Painting, Shyness, Bel Mur

Bel Mur

Painting . 119.9 x 119.9 x 24.9 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 9.8 inch

CHF 4,556

Painting, Balanceig, Nuria Guinovart

Nuria Guinovart

Painting . 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch

CHF 4,527

Painting, Tropical Blue, Diana Torje

Diana Torje

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

CHF 3,082

Painting, Le fichu, Marion Cadet

Marion Cadet

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

CHF 3,852

Painting, A cloud above, Victoria Kloch

Victoria Kloch

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

CHF 2,928

Painting, The Presence, Pepe Hidalgo

Pepe Hidalgo

Painting . 101.5 x 152.5 x 4 cm Painting . 40 x 60 x 1.6 inch

CHF 8,475

Painting, Le Liotus Bleu, Eric Liot

Eric Liot

Painting . 120 x 100 x 10 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 3.9 inch

CHF 9,149

Painting, Printemps 6, Hanbo Li

Hanbo Li

Painting . 68 x 137 x 1 cm Painting . 26.8 x 53.9 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,926