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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, Journeys V, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting . 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,026

Painting, Journeys VI, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting . 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,141

Painting, White cloud, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting . 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,602

Painting, Journeys VII, H-Nguyen

H-Nguyen

Painting . 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,141

Painting, Vega #20, Catherine Ludeau

Catherine Ludeau

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

$4,605

Painting, Nuage, Olivier Daumas

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 110 x 140 x 0.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 55.1 x 0.2 inch

$13,815

Painting, Scurol, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 98 x 65 x 8 cm Painting . 38.6 x 25.6 x 3.1 inch

$5,756 $5,181

Painting, Lonely castle, Mani Mustafa

Mani Mustafa

Painting . 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$2,072

Painting, Auto portrait, JP Malot

JP Malot

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

$12,664

Painting, Untitled, Ani Qananyan

Ani Qananyan

Painting . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,756 $5,181

Painting, Demon 1, Charbel

Charbel

Painting . 61 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$806

Painting, Sweet rosea, Christy

Christy

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

$4,260

Painting, Ocean palace, Mani Mustafa

Mani Mustafa

Painting . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$2,072

Painting, Art Pop Music, Ludock

Ludock

Painting . 89 x 116 x 4 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch

$3,212

Painting, Banctub, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 130 x 95 x 10 cm Painting . 51.2 x 37.4 x 3.9 inch

$8,059 $7,253

Painting, Okyr, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 112 x 89 x 9 cm Painting . 44.1 x 35 x 3.5 inch

$6,908 $6,217

Painting, Fish tea, Mani Mustafa

Mani Mustafa

Painting . 50 x 76 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$2,072

Painting, Alix, Emilie Crépin

Emilie Crépin

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,382

Painting, Art is life, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 160 x 90 x 0.2 cm Painting . 63 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,900 $1,520

Painting, Silencio #2, Alec Franco

Alec Franco

Painting . 117.9 x 67.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 46.4 x 26.7 x 0.1 inch

$3,798

Painting, Silencio #1, Alec Franco

Alec Franco

Painting . 117.9 x 67.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 46.4 x 26.7 x 0.1 inch

$3,798

Painting, Orage, Duvez

Duvez

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

$403

Painting, October, SA Candela

SA Candela

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

$6,908

Painting, Le cochonnet, Edgard Mazigi

Edgard Mazigi

Painting . 103 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 40.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$6,908

Painting, Dialog, Karin Goeppert

Karin Goeppert

Painting . 59.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$808

Painting, Coronation, Karin Goeppert

Karin Goeppert

Painting . 100.1 x 70.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$846

Painting, Autumn Glow, Karin Goeppert

Karin Goeppert

Painting . 50 x 70.1 x 4.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$652

Painting, 3 Scoops, Karin Goeppert

Karin Goeppert

Painting . 70.1 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

$760

Painting, China Rose, Karin Goeppert

Karin Goeppert

Painting . 70.1 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$652

Painting, 70.57 C'est écrit, Isa-L

Isa-L

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$7,483

Painting, Horizon, Alec Franco

Alec Franco

Painting . 69.9 x 199.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 27.5 x 78.7 x 0.1 inch

$4,883

Painting, Untitled, Ani Qananyan

Ani Qananyan

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

$4,605 $4,145

Painting, Echantillon, Rudyard Heaton

Rudyard Heaton

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$863

Painting, Not yet, Boris OA

Boris OA

Painting . 67 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,878