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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, 356 at Dusk, Leo Bengtson

Leo Bengtson

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,697

Painting, Red Hook, Léa Vandeveld

Léa Vandeveld

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

CHF 5,297

Painting, Cantatrice, Léa Vandeveld

Léa Vandeveld

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

CHF 5,297

Painting, 100 Years of an icon, Mr Sly

Mr Sly

Painting . 127 x 101 x 2 cm Painting . 50 x 39.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 7,736

Painting, Je suis fou, Isis Sanaïtis

Isis Sanaïtis

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

CHF 3,275

Painting, Harmonie, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Painting . 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,311 CHF 1,734

Painting, Emerveillement, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,504 CHF 1,878

Painting, Plonger, Sophie Geider

Sophie Geider

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,600 CHF 2,340

Painting, Nuit, Sérgio Ferro

Sérgio Ferro

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

CHF 13,483

Painting, Les muses, Clément Verdière

Clément Verdière

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

CHF 8,620 CHF 6,034

Painting, La douche, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

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

CHF 2,408

Painting, Sans titre, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

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

CHF 3,178

Painting, Levez-vous, Cécile Pujol

Cécile Pujol

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

CHF 3,275 CHF 2,947

Painting, Florence, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

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

CHF 3,852

Painting, Femme forte, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

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

CHF 3,852

Painting, Miasola, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 140 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 7,705 CHF 6,934

Painting, Dying beauty, Patricia Dubois

Patricia Dubois

Painting . 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,152 CHF 2,837

Painting, Milonga, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 150 x 130 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

CHF 7,705 CHF 6,934

Painting, Pauline, Clément Verdière

Clément Verdière

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

CHF 5,297 CHF 4,502

Painting, In the jungle, Sara Benninga

Sara Benninga

Painting . 200 x 147 cm Painting . 78.7 x 57.9 inch

CHF 6,260 CHF 5,634

Painting, Schigian, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 183 x 151 x 1 cm Painting . 72 x 59.4 x 0.4 inch

CHF 8,668 CHF 7,801

Painting, Maest, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 130 x 110 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

CHF 7,705 CHF 6,934

Painting, Candedon, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 190 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 8,668 CHF 7,801

Painting, Ciupasc, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 188 x 152 x 1 cm Painting . 74 x 59.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 7,705 CHF 6,934

Painting, Infede, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 150 x 180 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 70.9 x 0.4 inch

CHF 7,705 CHF 6,934

Painting, Uomec, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 130 x 92 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch

CHF 8,668 CHF 7,801

Painting, Macman, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 130 x 110 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

CHF 3,371 CHF 3,034

Painting, Fusdie, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 130 x 92 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch

CHF 6,742 CHF 6,067

Painting, Harmony, Bogdana Antoniuk

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 75 x 145 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 57.1 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,108 CHF 665

Painting, Makeda, Antoine Stevens

Antoine Stevens

Painting . 180 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Space, Ralitsa Stoitseva

Ralitsa Stoitseva

Painting . 103 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 40.6 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

CHF 4,815

Painting, Lotus I, Zhongnan Chen

Zhongnan Chen

Painting . 136 x 34 x 1 cm Painting . 53.5 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,156

Painting, Explosive rose, Aiiroh

Aiiroh

Painting . 150 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

CHF 6,260 CHF 5,008

Painting, Cannonball, Peppone

Peppone

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 6,067

Painting, Isometric #29, Ana Patitú

Ana Patitú

Painting . 80 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 51.2 x 0 inch

CHF 2,697

Painting, Bête à cornes, Topolino

Topolino

Painting . 150 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 1,445

Painting, Colour Lion, Yaniv Edery

Yaniv Edery

Painting . 175 x 175 x 5 cm Painting . 68.9 x 68.9 x 2 inch

CHF 38,042

Painting, Agora, ARySQUE

ARySQUE

Painting . 116 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 57.5 x 1 inch

CHF 1,830

Painting, Eveil, Tilleli

Tilleli

Painting . 60 x 170 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,252

Painting, Two, Iryna Voitychuk

Two

Iryna Voitychuk

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

CHF 1,289

Painting, Liberato, Jonas Leriche

Jonas Leriche

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

CHF 40,711