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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, Dark Barn, Marcus Freeman

Marcus Freeman

Painting . 100 x 145 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 57.1 x 1.4 inch

$3,158

Painting, Ímpetu, Marian Torres

Marian Torres

Painting . 90 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,321

Painting, Sans titre, Popkapi

Popkapi

Painting . 148 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 58.3 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,986

Painting, Bledi, Moi.

Moi.

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,297

Painting, Sans Titre XVIII, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 145 x 162 x 4 cm Painting . 57.1 x 63.8 x 1.6 inch

$35,367

Painting, Sans Titre XVII, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre XVI, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre XV, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre XIV, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,251

Painting, Sans Titre XIII, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre XII, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre XI, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre X, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre IX, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre VIII, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre VII, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre VI, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre V, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre IV, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre II, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Sans Titre I, JonOne

JonOne

Painting . 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

$25,262

Painting, Hunch 11, Jaanika Peerna

Jaanika Peerna

Painting . 91.4 x 73.7 x 0.1 cm Painting . 36 x 29 x 0 inch

$3,293

Painting, De l'avant, Flavien Couche

Flavien Couche

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

$1,263

Painting, Abstraction, Monika Rossa

Monika Rossa

Painting . 73 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$976

Painting, Blue Horizon, Ronald Hunter

Ronald Hunter

Painting . 60 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,377

Painting, My Garden 4, Peny Manavi

Peny Manavi

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

$2,297

Painting, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 50 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$976

Painting, Fever, Nicolas Clézio

Nicolas Clézio

Painting . 81 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,215

Painting, Embryonic F, Elena Paredes

Elena Paredes

Painting . 65 x 68 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 26.8 x 1.2 inch

$12,631

Painting, Blossom, Anastasia Aureum

Anastasia Aureum

Painting . 100 x 85 cm Painting . 39.4 x 33.5 inch

$5,397

Painting, Beach, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,493

Painting, Tête Bleue, Jean Roulland

Jean Roulland

Painting . 51 x 36 x 1 cm Painting . 20.1 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

$861

Painting, Grenades, Félix Vincent

Félix Vincent

Painting . 50 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$919