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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, Visages, Bengt Lindström

Bengt Lindström

Painting . 93 x 74 x 0.2 cm Painting . 36.6 x 29.1 x 0.1 inch

$5,167

Painting, Bunny Lover, Daru

Daru

Painting . 110 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,124

Painting, Polypi, Hélène Legrand

Hélène Legrand

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

$5,167

Painting, Paysage 123, Jean Krillé

Jean Krillé

Painting . 50 x 70 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,942

Painting, Conversation I, Julie Giraud

Julie Giraud

Painting . 138 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 54.3 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$5,741

Painting, Silver tree, Tigma Art

Tigma Art

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$650 $519

Painting, No matter, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

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

$5,442

Painting, Spray Luv, Korail

Korail

Painting . 160 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$8,210

Painting, Pura Vida, Simona Sedlakova

Simona Sedlakova

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

$1,177

Painting, Unintended, Ha Yeon U

Ha Yeon U

Painting . 65.1 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,148

Painting, Band, Ajegbomogun Damilola

Ajegbomogun Damilola

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

$4,167

Painting, Sin Título, Karmele Baelo

Karmele Baelo

Painting . 63 x 54 x 1 cm Painting . 24.8 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

$1,033

Painting, Stay wild, Pola 4.0

Pola 4.0

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

$9,531

Painting, We Need You, tizlu

tizlu

Painting . 80 x 50 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$4,363 $3,273

Painting, Friends 78, Veronica Vilsan

Veronica Vilsan

Painting . 58.4 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 23 x 60 x 2 inch

$1,068

Painting, Better Tomorrow, John Ali

John Ali

Painting . 114.3 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 40 x 1 inch

$3,625

Painting, Sankofa, Lawrence Amoo

Lawrence Amoo

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$3,842

Painting, Confidence, Abraham Onkst

Abraham Onkst

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

$3,247

Painting, Fern Flower, Paulina Pior

Paulina Pior

Painting . 92 x 73 x 1 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch

$5,736

Painting, Printemps, Paul Mathey

Paul Mathey

Painting . 64.2 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 25.3 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,838

Painting, As It Seems, Niki Hare

Niki Hare

Painting . 150.1 x 150.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch

$15,649

Painting, Th20_D006, Thiroff

Thiroff

Painting . 110 x 75 x 0.1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$1,378

Painting, Nina Hagen, 2Kyff

2Kyff

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,022

Painting, Silent Reef, Karin Goeppert

Karin Goeppert

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

$1,699

Painting, Twin Rust, Rita Reychler

Rita Reychler

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

$1,493

Painting, Sweet, Mr Yerro

Mr Yerro

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

$6,775 $5,420

Painting, Happy Kid, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 61.5 x 46 x 4 cm Painting . 24.2 x 18.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,470

Painting, Hope, Eric Alfaro

Eric Alfaro

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$13,205

Painting, Minnie Coronel, ApoundX

ApoundX

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

$4,329

Painting, Evasion, Anval

Anval

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

$2,297