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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, Harmonie, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

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

€2,400

Painting, Untitled 13176, Seen

Seen

Painting . 41.5 x 137 cm Painting . 16.3 x 53.9 inch

€1,500

Painting, Emerveillement, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

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

€2,600

Painting, Cargèse, Karine Bartoli

Karine Bartoli

Painting . 130 x 197 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 77.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,800

Painting, L'aventure, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

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

€2,400

Painting, 143, Jérôme Mesnager

143

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting . 82 x 131 x 2 cm Painting . 32.3 x 51.6 x 0.8 inch

€4,980

Painting, Appolon & Venus, Pichi & Avo

Pichi & Avo

Painting . 200 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€35,000

Painting, Sans titre, Kokian

Kokian

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

€2,600

Painting, Arone JBR, Karine Bartoli

Karine Bartoli

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

€2,600

Painting, Eyes wide shut, Muriel Matt

Muriel Matt

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

€5,500 €4,400

Painting, Night’s slices 4, Gris1

Gris1

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

€6,000

Painting, Timeless, Edu Danesi

Edu Danesi

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

€4,560

Painting, The White Angel, Peng Zizhen

Peng Zizhen

Painting . 112 x 117 x 3 cm Painting . 44.1 x 46.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,980

Painting, BB silver bar, Anne Rosen

Anne Rosen

Painting . 120 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Painting, Le modèle, Sylvie Badia

Sylvie Badia

Painting . 130 x 165 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 65 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Painting, Danse II, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

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

€2,600

Painting, Au jardin, Hrasarkos

Hrasarkos

Painting . 116 x 148 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 58.3 x 1.2 inch

€1,750

Painting, Mujer, Enrique Pichardo

Enrique Pichardo

Painting . 125 x 105 x 1 cm Painting . 49.2 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch

€2,292

Painting, Traces, Francisco Jimenez

Francisco Jimenez

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

€3,600

Painting, Sans titre, Julien Marinetti

Julien Marinetti

Painting . 131 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.6 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€23,000

Painting, VIKA, Maria Makarova

Maria Makarova

Painting . 120 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€2,785

Painting, La danse, Alain Bonnefoit

Alain Bonnefoit

Painting . 116 x 76.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 30.1 inch

€2,500

Painting, La Trama, José Benítez

José Benítez

Painting . 100 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€8,985

Painting, Renaissance Boys, Luca Mr

Luca Mr

Painting . 105 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 41.3 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€16,000

Painting, Anne, Philippe Pasqua

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 120 x 100.5 x 10 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.6 x 3.9 inch

€15,000

Painting, Falling, Tomasz Kaim

Tomasz Kaim

Painting . 100 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Underwater, Alexandra Djokic

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 160 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting . 63 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€8,500

Painting, Security Checked, Dinh Y Nyi

Dinh Y Nyi

Painting . 149.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 59 x 48 x 2 inch

€17,641

Painting, Bleu Nuit, Annick Bouvatier

Annick Bouvatier

Painting . 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€5,900

Painting, Nymph, Walter Einbeck

Walter Einbeck

Painting . 100 x 125 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch

€6,000

Painting, Let's Dive, Pizzi

Pizzi

Painting . 124 x 84 x 5 cm Painting . 48.8 x 33.1 x 2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Avouons que, STÉFAN JARDEL

STÉFAN JARDEL

Painting . 170 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 66.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Painting, South Beach, Seaty

Seaty

Painting . 150 x 125 cm Painting . 59.1 x 49.2 inch

€8,350

Painting, Attitude, Vally

Vally

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

€700

Painting, Untitled, Lisa Bormann

Lisa Bormann

Painting . 152.4 x 137.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 60 x 54 x 2 inch

€47,073