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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, Shelved makeup, Xiaodong Liu

Xiaodong Liu

Painting . 150 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 2 inch

CHF 27,063

Painting, Green shadow, Xiaodong Liu

Xiaodong Liu

Painting . 180 x 160 x 5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 63 x 2 inch

CHF 36,020

Painting, Private Diary, Xiaodong Liu

Xiaodong Liu

Painting . 200 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 2 inch

CHF 54,126

Painting, A45, Xiaodong Liu

A45

Xiaodong Liu

Painting . 200 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 2 inch

CHF 72,135

Painting, My Basquiat, Xiaodong Liu

Xiaodong Liu

Painting . 200 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 2 inch

CHF 90,530

Painting, Taichi, Xiaodong Liu

Xiaodong Liu

Painting . 120 x 100 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch

CHF 12,713

Painting, Swordman, Xiaodong Liu

Xiaodong Liu

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

CHF 15,409

Painting, Partner, Xiaodong Liu

Xiaodong Liu

Painting . 180 x 160 x 5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 63 x 2 inch

CHF 18,299

Painting, La grâce, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 94 x 160 x 0.01 cm Painting . 37 x 63 x 0 inch

CHF 3,275

Painting, The Plumber, Remco Schakelaar

Remco Schakelaar

Painting . 203.2 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 inch

CHF 1,445

Painting, Anthroporos, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 139 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 54.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,793 CHF 2,514

Painting, Anthroporos, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 139 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 54.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,793 CHF 2,514

Painting, Not a Rothko, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 130 x 95 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 37.4 x 0 inch

CHF 2,697

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 7,127

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 7,127

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 140 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 8,957

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 7,127

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 7,127

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 7,127

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 7,127

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

CHF 6,453

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

CHF 6,453

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

CHF 6,453

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

CHF 6,453

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

CHF 6,453

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 120 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 7,127

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

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

CHF 6,260

Painting, Sans Titre, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

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

CHF 6,260

Painting, Road Kill, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 7,127

Painting, Fall, Doïna Vieru

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 7,127

Painting, Ail, Doïna Vieru

Ail

Doïna Vieru

Painting . 120 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 7,127

Painting, My Soul Garden, Hua Qing

Hua Qing

Painting . 165 x 145 x 5 cm Painting . 65 x 57.1 x 2 inch

CHF 33,708

Painting, Abstraction, Monika Rossa

Monika Rossa

Painting . 147 x 97 cm Painting . 57.9 x 38.2 inch

CHF 1,541

Painting, Soaring Series 3, Renjie Gao

Renjie Gao

Painting . 150 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

CHF 13,483

Painting, Up There, Tinatin Bakhtadze

Tinatin Bakhtadze

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

CHF 4,815

Painting, Illusion, Tinatin Bakhtadze

Tinatin Bakhtadze

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

CHF 4,141

Painting, Roue bleu, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 95 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

CHF 3,563

Painting, Una mattina, Emily Starck

Emily Starck

Painting . 121.9 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 44 x 1 inch

CHF 2,937

Painting, Mini plaisir, René Tavares

René Tavares

Painting . 150 x 140 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

CHF 9,250

Painting, Flowers by D D, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 95 x 122 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 48 x 0 inch

CHF 3,371

Painting, Équilibre, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 95 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 51.2 x 0 inch

CHF 2,793

Painting, Eclypse, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 95 x 130 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

CHF 3,660

Painting, Tiger, Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Painting . 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 5,586

Painting, Vertical city, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 120 x 95 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 37.4 x 0 inch

CHF 2,600

Painting, Golden dream, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 95 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 51.2 x 0 inch

CHF 3,178

Painting, Sumatran, Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar

Painting . 91.4 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 36 x 60 x 2 inch

CHF 1,824

Painting, Step by step, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 105 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting . 41.3 x 63 x 0 inch

CHF 3,660

Painting, Rouge, Laurence Forbin

Laurence Forbin

Painting . 146 x 93 x 4 cm Painting . 57.5 x 36.6 x 1.6 inch

CHF 3,852

Painting, Cadix, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 104 x 162 x 0.1 cm Painting . 40.9 x 63.8 x 0 inch

CHF 2,793

Painting, Funny map of NYC, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 94 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37 x 59.1 x 0 inch

CHF 3,275

Painting, Roundabout, Kerry Horne

Kerry Horne

Painting . 120 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 5,971

Painting, Impulse 2202, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 100 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch

CHF 3,371

Painting, Secret city, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 92 x 162 x 0.1 cm Painting . 36.2 x 63.8 x 0 inch

CHF 3,563

Painting, A piece of wall, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 104 x 167 x 0.1 cm Painting . 40.9 x 65.7 x 0 inch

CHF 3,756

Painting, Column, Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Painting . 110 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 4,623

Painting, Cosmos, Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Painting . 115 x 125 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 4,623

Painting, Sunrise, Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Giorgi Kukhalashvili

Painting . 110 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 4,623

Painting, Blockade, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 4,815 CHF 4,334

Painting, Impulse 27, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 98 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 38.6 x 59.1 x 0 inch

CHF 3,660

Painting, Toile 1, Jean-Roch Focant

Jean-Roch Focant

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

CHF 4,141

Painting, Friend, Nguyen The Dung

Nguyen The Dung

Painting . 112 x 145 x 1 cm Painting . 44.1 x 57.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 11,798