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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, Allégorie, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€13,000

Painting, La femme pensante, Jack Gage

Jack Gage

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,900

Painting, Swimmer, Alexandra Djokic

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 90 x 156 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 61.4 x 0 inch

€10,000

Painting, Mimicry, Alexandra Djokic

Alexandra Djokic

Painting . 79 x 126.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.1 x 49.8 x 0 inch

€6,800

Painting, Toscana, Galka

Galka

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

€3,700

Painting, Pas de Deux, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

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

€3,950

Painting, Olympia, Orest Hrytsak

Orest Hrytsak

Painting . 130 x 162 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63.8 x 1 inch

€23,000

Painting, Eclosion, Xavier de Vilmorin

Xavier de Vilmorin

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€11,250

Painting, Casting, Nicolas Monjo

Nicolas Monjo

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€4,600

Painting, Untitled, Michèle Demedts

Michèle Demedts

Painting . 157 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 61.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€4,400

Painting, Lehahiah, Przemyslaw Wojciak

Przemyslaw Wojciak

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

€4,985

Painting, Interval, Francesco Calistri

Francesco Calistri

Painting . 150 x 82 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 32.3 x 0.4 inch

€4,248

Painting, Freefall, Patsy McArthur

Patsy McArthur

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

€6,600

Painting, Cowboy IX, Joshua Oyeleye

Joshua Oyeleye

Painting . 151.89 x 121.41 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.8 x 47.8 x 1 inch

€6,499

Painting, Paraiso. Dream 2, Elena Done

Elena Done

Painting . 116.1 x 88.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.7 inch

€2,832

Painting, Le plongeon, Jack Gage

Jack Gage

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,900

Painting, Golden Age, Lemoi Ning

Lemoi Ning

Painting . 180 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€22,500

Painting, Desir charnel, tuhal

tuhal

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Painting, Le couple, Gabriel Baptiste

Gabriel Baptiste

Painting . 130 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€7,500

Painting, Routine, Oleksandra Hrebelna

Oleksandra Hrebelna

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

€1,700

Painting, Elevated, Obiora Anamaleze

Obiora Anamaleze

Painting . 152.4 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 54 x 1 inch

€2,414

Painting, The Mermaid, Matteo Nannini

Matteo Nannini

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

€4,800

Painting, Velvet Goldmine, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting . 130 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€7,000

Painting, Monica & Cupid, Su Yu

Su Yu

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

€6,200