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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, Blue In Green, David H

David H

Painting . 76 x 76 x 3 cm Painting . 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,741

Painting, O2, Caro Graffiti

O2

Caro Graffiti

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,280

Painting, I Have a Dream, Daru

Daru

Painting . 46.5 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 18.3 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,093 $1,884

Painting, Johnny, Baptiste Laurent

Baptiste Laurent

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

$4,071

Painting, Sans titre, Julien Lebbihi

Julien Lebbihi

Painting . 75 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,977

Painting, Spring, Mónica Castanys

Mónica Castanys

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,373

Painting, Pensieri, Luigi Iona

Luigi Iona

Painting . 62.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Painting . 24.6 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$302

Painting, Forteresse, Claude Carretta

Claude Carretta

Painting . 42 x 57 x 1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch

$407

Painting, Untitled, Nino Tolomashvili

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 87 x 170 x 3 cm Painting . 34.3 x 66.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,047

Painting, Worry Delhi, M. Muro

M. Muro

Painting . 40 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,094

Painting, Bahia, Paco Requena

Paco Requena

Painting . 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,163

Painting, Petrichor, Poloki Ogunte

Poloki Ogunte

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

$2,699

Painting, Far Away, Gega Paksashvili

Gega Paksashvili

Painting . 53 x 151 x 2 cm Painting . 20.9 x 59.4 x 0.8 inch

$5,235

Painting, Traces de vie, Ralph Resch

Ralph Resch

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,501

Painting, Blue Stillness, Nora Shade

Nora Shade

Painting . 99 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$1,619

Painting, Memento, Nikolaos Schizas

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting . 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$5,515

Painting, L’Arbre de Vie 2, Bartus

Bartus

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

$4,420

Painting, A Gentle Conflict, Yu Qian

Yu Qian

Painting . 50.5 x 35.5 x 1 cm Painting . 19.9 x 14 x 0.4 inch

$16,285

Painting, Light Magnified II, Anna F

Anna F

Painting . 165 x 125 x 2 cm Painting . 65 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,660

Painting, Gobelet, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Painting . 72 x 52 x 1.5 cm Painting . 28.3 x 20.5 x 0.6 inch

$62,814

Painting, Unknown 1, Margarita Zipman

Margarita Zipman

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,026

Painting, Blanc, Jérôme Chiarodo

Jérôme Chiarodo

Painting . 116 x 89 x 1.8 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.7 inch

$4,769

Painting, Golden rays, Alena Di Santo

Alena Di Santo

Painting . 68 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 26.8 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$432 $389

Painting, Coco, Tessa Qwartz

Tessa Qwartz

Painting . 98 x 98 x 3 cm Painting . 38.6 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch

$4,944

Painting, Sunset, Enver Hoxhaj

Enver Hoxhaj

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

$2,210

Painting, Secret desires, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$931