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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, Lazy Summer, Dave Muller

Dave Muller

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

£2,520

Painting, Balta Malter, Robert Saller

Robert Saller

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

£4,258

Painting, Fez, John Butterworth

Fez

John Butterworth

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

£2,384

Painting, MB 85, Méryl B

Méryl B

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

£826 £719

Painting, Famille de coeur, Max Rovira

Max Rovira

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

£3,389

Painting, Giverny, Neonilla Medvedeva

Neonilla Medvedeva

Painting . 57 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 22.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,086

Painting, Choregraphie, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

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

£2,260

Painting, Glory of Love, Enzo Montana

Enzo Montana

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

£3,042

Painting, Untitled, Simón Vázquez

Simón Vázquez

Painting . 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

£3,129

Painting, Night Beach, Jasmin Navoyan

Jasmin Navoyan

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

£435

Painting, Untitled 6, Jesús Perea

Jesús Perea

Painting . 73 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch

£2,005

Painting, Bright Spot, Ana Maria Kis

Ana Maria Kis

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 1.27 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 inch

£721

Painting, A painter, Kamil Lisek

Kamil Lisek

Painting . 160 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

£2,173

Painting, Trust, Francisco Vidal

Francisco Vidal

Painting . 118 x 91 x 5 cm Painting . 46.5 x 35.8 x 2 inch

£5,214

Painting, Intimacy, Ferenc Flamm

Ferenc Flamm

Painting . 88.9 x 94 x 1.3 cm Painting . 35 x 37 x 0.5 inch

£1,311

Painting, Joyful, Behshad Arjomandi

Behshad Arjomandi

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

£1,303

Painting, The Clown, Ronnie Jiang

Ronnie Jiang

Painting . 70 x 70 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 inch

£1,043

Painting, Woman, Bola Obatuyi

Bola Obatuyi

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

£2,621

Painting, LIama, Maria Jaglowska

Maria Jaglowska

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

£3,346

Painting, The Legend of Haring, DN

DN

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

£1,738

Painting, Infini Infini, Yazid Oulab

Yazid Oulab

Painting . 99 x 80 x 0.5 cm Painting . 39 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

£6,952

Painting, Personnages, Jacques Gorde

Jacques Gorde

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch

£3,302

Painting, Fleur 102, Hong Shen

Hong Shen

Painting . 95 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

£608

Painting, Canot, Danila Menshikov

Danila Menshikov

Painting . 50 x 85 cm Painting . 19.7 x 33.5 inch

£1,173

Painting, Coast, Steve McGuinness

Steve McGuinness

Painting . 26 x 56 x 3 cm Painting . 10.2 x 22 x 1.2 inch

£1,564

Painting, Lou Reed, Phoebe Dingwall

Phoebe Dingwall

Painting . 60 x 50 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 inch

£1,564

Painting, Matilda, Rita Chehab

Rita Chehab

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

£7,126

Painting, Wait For Me, Ara Deinde

Ara Deinde

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 1 inch

£1,638

Painting, Lumiere jaune, Luc Mora

Luc Mora

Painting . 60 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

£1,173

Painting, Atelier Basquiat, Gully

Gully

Painting . 90 x 159 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 62.6 x 1.2 inch

£15,643

Painting, Detroit, Francesco Neo

Francesco Neo

Painting . 150 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

£4,171

Painting, Au bord, Sandra Quintin

Sandra Quintin

Painting . 80 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

£869

Painting, Knar turquoise, Pec

Pec

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

£4,345

Painting, Sun Day (hand-painted), tizlu

tizlu

Painting . 83 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 32.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

£1,217 £1,095

Painting, Sun Day, tizlu

tizlu

Painting . 83 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 32.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

£1,217 £1,095

Painting, Sans titre, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£3,172