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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, Await, Oluwafemi Akanmu

Oluwafemi Akanmu

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

€3,016

Painting, Retrospect, Eyitayo Alagbe

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,828

Painting, The Couple, Alexander Levich

Alexander Levich

Painting . 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,050

Painting, Lucky, Alexander Levich

Alexander Levich

Painting . 80 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,300

Painting, Portrait II, Yongmin Huang

Yongmin Huang

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

€3,500

Painting, Portrait I, Yongmin Huang

Yongmin Huang

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

€3,000

Painting, Bimbo, Joaquim Falcó

Joaquim Falcó

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

€3,600

Painting, Autorretrato, Ana Seggiaro

Ana Seggiaro

Painting . 116.8 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 46 x 35 x 0.1 inch

€2,828

Painting, Cosmos 5, Yongmin Huang

Yongmin Huang

Painting . 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Painting, Cosmos 4, Yongmin Huang

Yongmin Huang

Painting . 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Ha Noi Beauty, Luong Trung

Luong Trung

Painting . 120 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€6,920

Painting, No.437, Raphael Durans

Raphael Durans

Painting . 80 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€6,000

Painting, No.134, Raphael Durans

Raphael Durans

Painting . 140 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€8,000

Painting, Conjoined People, Ya-Wei Li

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 140 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€6,100

Painting, Struggle, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,000 €3,600

Painting, Code 2101, Thierry Carrier

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 130 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Painting, Jardin d'Eden, Corine Lescop

Corine Lescop

Painting . 100 x 180 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 70.9 x 0 inch

€7,600

Painting, Ellipses, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting . 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,200

Painting, Chillida, Antonio Chaves

Antonio Chaves

Painting . 100 x 190 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 74.8 x 1.2 inch

€10,000

Painting, Defense, Renjie Gao

Renjie Gao

Painting . 155 x 143 x 4 cm Painting . 61 x 56.3 x 1.6 inch

€18,850

Painting, Untitled, Vahan Roumelian

Vahan Roumelian

Painting . 170 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 66.9 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€7,500 €6,375

Painting, Portrait, Aleksandr Ilichev

Aleksandr Ilichev

Painting . 140 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

€8,200

Painting, Zap130001, Jan Nomis

Jan Nomis

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

€3,000

Painting, Zap120008, Jan Nomis

Jan Nomis

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

€3,000

Painting, Printemps, Serge Plagnol

Serge Plagnol

Painting . 200 x 180 x 5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 70.9 x 2 inch

€14,000

Painting, Portrait, Aleksandr Ilichev

Aleksandr Ilichev

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

€3,200

Painting, Portrait, Aleksandr Ilichev

Aleksandr Ilichev

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

€3,400

Painting, Portrait, Aleksandr Ilichev

Aleksandr Ilichev

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

€3,400

Painting, Portrait, Aleksandr Ilichev

Aleksandr Ilichev

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

€3,400

Painting, Portrait, Aleksandr Ilichev

Aleksandr Ilichev

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

€3,400