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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, Crackalackin, Greg Angus

Greg Angus

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 2 inch

$9,741

Painting, N°1117, Jean-Daniel Salvat

Jean-Daniel Salvat

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

$8,735

Painting, Illusion, Jojo Wang

Jojo Wang

Painting . 116 x 178 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 70.1 x 0.8 inch

$6,775

Painting, Vista I, Daniela Marin

Daniela Marin

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

$6,014

Painting, Summer nights, James Chiew

James Chiew

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

$25,836

Painting, Bord de Sein, Gaston Sebire

Gaston Sebire

Painting . 97 x 146 x 3 cm Painting . 38.2 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch

$11,483

Painting, Flowers Series 3, Du Ke

Du Ke

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

$10,909

Painting, Les carpes bleues, Autonne

Autonne

Painting . 122 x 76 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

$3,445

Painting, Daily, Zoran Crncevic

Zoran Crncevic

Painting . 109.2 x 147.3 x 3.8 cm Painting . 43 x 58 x 1.5 inch

$9,957

Painting, Canvas 180, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting . 122.9 x 149.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48.4 x 59 x 1.5 inch

$2,588

Painting, Magnolia, Emily Starck

Emily Starck

Painting . 132.1 x 198.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 52 x 78 x 2 inch

$6,735

Painting, Love is Art, Gardani Art

Gardani Art

Painting . 99.1 x 139.7 x 3.8 cm Painting . 39 x 55 x 1.5 inch

$5,953

Painting, Dreams, Gardani Art

Gardani Art

Painting . 90.2 x 123.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 35.5 x 48.5 x 1.5 inch

$5,087

Painting, Peace plus love, Gardani Art

Gardani Art

Painting . 99.1 x 139.7 x 3.8 cm Painting . 39 x 55 x 1.5 inch

$5,953

Painting, Under the sea 2, Peny Manavi

Peny Manavi

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

$4,593

Painting, Luxor, Gardani Art

Gardani Art

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

$6,494

Painting, Dreamscape, Nicolas Ruelle

Nicolas Ruelle

Painting . 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$919

Painting, Dawn, Mario Sinisca

Mario Sinisca

Painting . 200 x 100 x 2.8 cm Painting . 78.7 x 39.4 x 1.1 inch

$9,531

Painting, Cats, Inga Makarova

Inga Makarova

Painting . 110 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$5,512

Painting, Warning, Inga Makarova

Inga Makarova

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

$5,167

Painting, Memorie, Antonino Puliafico

Antonino Puliafico

Painting . 125 x 180 x 0.1 cm Painting . 49.2 x 70.9 x 0 inch

$3,215

Painting, Walt Disney, Orest Hrytsak

Orest Hrytsak

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$18,947

Painting, CR7 Portugal, Orest Hrytsak

Orest Hrytsak

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$28,707

Painting, Ophelia, Adrienn Krahl

Adrienn Krahl

Painting . 126 x 97 cm Painting . 49.6 x 38.2 inch

$4,010

Painting, Luxor, Gardani Art

Gardani Art

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

$6,494

Painting, Portrait, Loi Duc

Loi Duc

Painting . 120 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$7,751

Painting, Trau Bordat, To Gallardo

To Gallardo

Painting . 60 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$3,307

Painting, Cambodia, Ladamenrouge

Ladamenrouge

Painting . 120 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,067

Painting, Dark Side, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 150 x 150 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 inch

$25,262

Painting, Aqua alta, Jacques Robert

Jacques Robert

Painting . 114 x 162 x 2 cm Painting . 44.9 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch

$9,760

Painting, Le Chewing-gum, Julien Cuny

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch

$2,067

Painting, Beauport, Jacques Robert

Jacques Robert

Painting . 114 x 162 x 3 cm Painting . 44.9 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

$9,760

Painting, Safety Rules, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$4,019

Painting, Maternity, Antonio Chaves

Antonio Chaves

Painting . 124 x 102 x 3 cm Painting . 48.8 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,741

Painting, Sirens, Matthew Langley

Matthew Langley

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

$10,309

Painting, Code 1931, Thierry Carrier

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 130 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$10,335

Painting, 56 Squares, Pierre Auville

Pierre Auville

Painting . 122 x 105 x 8 cm Painting . 48 x 41.3 x 3.1 inch

$3,580

Painting, L'homme au parapluie, Zafi

Zafi

Painting . 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$13,205