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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, Auzy, Aurel Cojan

Aurel Cojan

Painting . 50 x 65 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 inch

$921

Painting, Untitled No.1, Ta Rui

Ta Rui

Painting . 55.5 x 46.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 21.9 x 18.2 x 1 inch

$921

Painting, Dialogue, Anas Homsi

Anas Homsi

Painting . 85 x 160 cm Painting . 33.5 x 63 inch

$6,908

Painting, Sans, Florian Eymann

Florian Eymann

Painting . 116 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,590

Painting, Rêve d'Enfant, Aly Cairo

Aly Cairo

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

$1,151

Painting, La mer, Laurence Leccia

Laurence Leccia

Painting . 75 x 102 x 35 cm Painting . 29.5 x 40.2 x 13.8 inch

$1,382

Painting, Beyond Firmament 1, SatOne

SatOne

Painting . 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$4,835

Painting, C'est parti, Thomas Fouque

Thomas Fouque

Painting . 125 x 125 x 2.5 cm Painting . 49.2 x 49.2 x 1 inch

$1,980

Painting, Girl in a bus, Sagan Yana

Sagan Yana

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,771

Painting, The Dog and Slug, KRM

KRM

Painting . 186 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 73.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$10,361

Painting, Street Dogs, Gela Mikava

Gela Mikava

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

$5,756

Painting, Attente, Pierrick Tual

Pierrick Tual

Painting . 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,648

Painting, Double Double, Thomas Krief

Thomas Krief

Painting . 100 x 81 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.8 inch

$3,776

Painting, Témoin, Aurélie Salvaing

Aurélie Salvaing

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

$1,842

Painting, Tsuki, Benjamin David

Benjamin David

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

$3,661

Painting, Moment Doux, Chli Zaro

Chli Zaro

Painting . 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,957

Painting, Tropiko, Louis Bottero

Louis Bottero

Painting . 80 x 70 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 inch

$3,684

Painting, Roboïde skate, PRAB'Z

PRAB'Z

Painting . 78 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 30.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$230

Painting, Deux œuvres en une, Auguste

Auguste

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

$13,815

Painting, BAS LES MASQUES, Koumane

Koumane

Painting . 63 x 83 x 2 cm Painting . 24.8 x 32.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,141

Painting, #31524, James O'Keefe

James O'Keefe

Painting . 81.28 x 66.01 x 5.08 cm Painting . 32 x 26 x 2 inch

$2,062

Painting, Pink summer, COMO

COMO

Painting . 125 x 95 x 0.2 cm Painting . 49.2 x 37.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,439

Painting, MB 79, Méryl B

Méryl B

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

$921

Painting, Sea Horse, Anna Muravich

Anna Muravich

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,712

Painting, Carcasse, Benjamin Carbonne

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$11,484

Painting, Le mariage, Sônia Furtado

Sônia Furtado

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

$3,339

Painting, 1046 - XL, Harleen X

Harleen X

Painting . 104 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting . 40.9 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$679

Painting, Crack Loud, Anthony Frost

Anthony Frost

Painting . 76 x 51 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 20.1 x 0 inch

$7,178

Painting, Tigress, Maya Lev

Maya Lev

Painting . 120.7 x 100.03 x 2 cm Painting . 47.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$8,545

Painting, My Lady 11, Justice Ngwoke

Justice Ngwoke

Painting . 127 x 101.6 x 6.4 cm Painting . 50 x 40 x 2.5 inch

$1,682

Painting, June Evening, Martin Bradley

Martin Bradley

Painting . 97 x 130 x 0.2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch

$4,835

Painting, Angelo, Andrei Arkhipov

Andrei Arkhipov

Painting . 80 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$7,483

Painting, Sunset, Olga Dzurova

Olga Dzurova

Painting . 66 x 63 x 2 cm Painting . 26 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,065

Painting, Espuma, Sandra Renzi

Sandra Renzi

Painting . 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,878

Painting, Spike Lee, Floo.

Floo.

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,648

Painting, Venise, Marc Peltzer

Marc Peltzer

Painting . 90 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$10,361

Painting, Sunflowers, Elena Sokolova

Elena Sokolova

Painting . 59.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$574