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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, Les bécasses, Sol Cattino

Sol Cattino

Painting . 52 x 43 x 3 cm Painting . 20.5 x 16.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,378

Painting, Sans titre, Jace

Jace

Painting . 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$3,675

Painting, Lion, Satr

Satr

Painting . 76.5 x 56.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 30.1 x 22.2 x 0 inch

$3,445 $2,584

Painting, Untitled, Kcho

Kcho

Painting . 199.898 x 199.898 x 3.175 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$21,645

Painting, Pont Neuf, Paris, Armand

Armand

Painting . 46.5 x 65 x 1.5 cm Painting . 18.3 x 25.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,502

Painting, Travail aux champs, Gûo

Gûo

Painting . 48 x 58 x 0.5 cm Painting . 18.9 x 22.8 x 0.2 inch

$1,644

Painting, L'arrestation, Daniel Ihly

Daniel Ihly

Painting . 65 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$1,399

Painting, Metralleta, Boris OA

Boris OA

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

$2,641

Painting, Tigre, C215

C215

Painting . 90 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$7,464

Painting, Au Jardin, Arkane

Arkane

Painting . 81 x 116 x 1 cm Painting . 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,330

Painting, Untitled, Simón Vázquez

Simón Vázquez

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

$4,134

Painting, Subiendo, Paco Simón

Paco Simón

Painting . 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$4,134

Painting, Réunion, R. Keim

R. Keim

Painting . 57.5 x 64 x 0.5 cm Painting . 22.6 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch

$1,929

Painting, Île animée, Sannemann

Sannemann

Painting . 53 x 46.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 20.9 x 18.3 x 0.2 inch

$1,942

Painting, Untitled, Agustí Penadès

Agustí Penadès

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

$4,134

Painting, Blue Sky, Mubaraq Yusuf

Mubaraq Yusuf

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 inch

$2,922

Painting, Air Fair, Dominic Vonbern

Dominic Vonbern

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$4,019

Painting, At the barré, Ferenc Flamm

Ferenc Flamm

Painting . 88.9 x 94 x 1.3 cm Painting . 35 x 37 x 0.5 inch

$1,732

Painting, Energy, Oladimeji Alabi

Oladimeji Alabi

Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31 x 31 x 1 inch

$4,546

Painting, Sense títol, Oliver Roura

Oliver Roura

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,182

Painting, Ascension, jazz, Monard

Monard

Painting . 64 x 76.5 x 2 cm Painting . 25.2 x 30.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,993

Painting, Hier, Herman Van Peer

Herman Van Peer

Painting . 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,137

Painting, Circus, Em'Ji

Em'Ji

Painting . 116 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,526

Painting, Native, Mateo Andrea

Mateo Andrea

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

$4,478

Painting, Stay Close, Vu Cuong

Vu Cuong

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 inch

$3,138

Painting, Blue salty, Dimitar Petrov

Dimitar Petrov

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

$1,722

Painting, Train Fantôme, Aly Cairo

Aly Cairo

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,148

Painting, Psyché, Mohamed Lekleti

Mohamed Lekleti

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

$8,038

Painting, Pause tu l'as, Yoyo Ich

Yoyo Ich

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

$2,526

Painting, Feeling You, Ze Art

Ze Art

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

$1,109

Painting, Heart Beat XL, Gongas

Gongas

Painting . 100 x 75 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$632 $568

Painting, Karl, KRM

KRM

Painting . 125 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 49.2 x 48 x 1.6 inch

$6,316

Painting, Première copine, Afat One

Afat One

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

$5,167

Painting, Siam, Frederique Hoarau

Frederique Hoarau

Painting . 90 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,263

Painting, Red 09, Cristiano Felismina

Cristiano Felismina

Painting . 89 x 146 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$16,076