Large format works

Painting, Narcisse, Jean-Paul Agosti

Narcisse

Jean-Paul Agosti

Painting - 40.6 x 60.2 x 0.2 inch

£40,198

Painting, Pause Mémoire 4, Ezan Franck

Pause Mémoire 4

Ezan Franck

Painting - 61 x 51.2 inch

£3,573

Painting, Tags & Abstract 120, JP Malot

Tags & Abstract 120

JP Malot

Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£1,429

Painting, Sensation d'horizon 17, Francine Scrignac

Sensation d'horizon 17

Francine Scrignac

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

£893

Painting, Draperies VIII, Madar Lili Adrienn

Draperies VIII

Madar Lili Adrienn

Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£1,965

Painting, Following the light II, Kamalky Laureano

Following the light II

Kamalky Laureano

Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

£5,449

Painting, Abstract circle, Ghost Art

Abstract circle

Ghost Art

Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

£6,700

Painting, Sans titre (Perce-Neige), Jean-Baptiste Bernadet

Sans titre (Perce-Neige)

Jean-Baptiste Bernadet

Painting - 63 x 56.7 x 1.4 inch

£18,759

Painting, Femme paysage, Pasturo

Femme paysage

Pasturo

Painting - 45.3 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

£1,340

Print, La courtisane, Patrick Villas

La courtisane

Patrick Villas

Print - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

£3,127

Painting, We Boppin, George Pinder

We Boppin

George Pinder

Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.5 inch

£7,155

Painting, Two Panthers, Patrick Villas

Two Panthers

Patrick Villas

Painting - 43.3 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

£6,074

Painting, Triunfo de la castidad, Armen Gasparian

Triunfo de la castidad

Armen Gasparian

Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 inch

£11,613

Print, Roue Libre, Sylvie Barco

Roue Libre

Sylvie Barco

Print - 15.7 x 56.3 x 2 inch

£1,653

Painting, "Morceaux Choisis" abstrait  vernis pigments et masquages sur plaque de bois 77x125cm, Olivier Ebel

"Morceaux Choisis" abstrait vernis pigments et masquages sur plaque de bois 77x125cm

Olivier Ebel

Painting - 30.3 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch

£2,233

Painting, Purple Gate, Jan Kaláb

Purple Gate

Jan Kaláb

Painting - 48 x 30 inch

£7,416

Painting, The night dream, Damien Bassez

The night dream

Damien Bassez

Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

£4,913

Painting, In a reverie she saw The fox on a mast, Berit Louise Sara-Grønn

In a reverie she saw The fox on a mast

Berit Louise Sara-Grønn

Painting - 66.9 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

£5,974

Painting, Market Man & Market Woman, Laurent Messager

Market Man & Market Woman

Laurent Messager

Painting - 41.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

£2,653

Painting, The Pink Panther II, Itzik Mevorah

The Pink Panther II

Itzik Mevorah

Painting - 43.3 x 74.8 inch

£10,719

Painting, Splash 5, Sasha Sokolova

Splash 5

Sasha Sokolova

Painting - 31.5 x 53 inch

£5,644

Painting, ZDZ1085, Thierry Zdzieblo

ZDZ1085

Thierry Zdzieblo

Painting - 57.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,323

Painting, Village, Harut Mnatsakanyan

Village

Harut Mnatsakanyan

Painting - 37 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,027

Painting, Candy, Anya Spielman

Candy

Anya Spielman

Painting - 78.3 x 62.2 inch

£15,700

Painting, Les Gargouilles, Ender

Les Gargouilles

Ender

Painting - 25.6 x 46.1 x 1.2 inch

£1,697

Sculpture, ESPANTAPAJARO, Antonio Pichilla

ESPANTAPAJARO

Antonio Pichilla

Sculpture - 47.2 x 15.7 x 4.7 inch

£6,253

Painting, Koko Kolo, Celio Koko

Koko Kolo

Celio Koko

Painting - 53.1 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

£3,543

Sculpture, Le Cheval d'Arson, Arson

Le Cheval d'Arson

Arson

Sculpture - 78.7 x 35.4 x 11.8 inch

£11,166

Painting, Xavier Mundweiler, Dan Levenson

Xavier Mundweiler

Dan Levenson

Painting - 46.9 x 33.1 inch

£7,910

Photography, Hipster in Stone XVII, Philopoemen, Léo  Caillard

Hipster in Stone XVII, Philopoemen

Léo Caillard

Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

£3,216

Painting, Spring passed without me, Sergiu Ciochina

Spring passed without me

Sergiu Ciochina

Painting - 42.5 x 57.1 x 1.2 inch

£12,729

Print, Le café, Simone Fattal

Le café

Simone Fattal

Print - 31.5 x 48 inch

£1,787

Print, Scarpette rosse due, Ugo Nespolo

Scarpette rosse due

Ugo Nespolo

Print - 51.2 x 70.9 x 0 inch

£1,197

Painting, Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in Kinshasa Zaire, Dumisani Karamanski

Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in Kinshasa Zaire

Dumisani Karamanski

Painting - 59.1 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

£2,233

Painting, Mosaik & Scratchs n°10, Vahid Mohammadi

Mosaik & Scratchs n°10

Vahid Mohammadi

Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

£2,680

Print, Neverland 8, Hervé  Perdriel

Neverland 8

Hervé Perdriel

Print - 47.2 x 31.5 x 2 inch

£1,608

Painting, Menorca. Paysage #6, Egor Plotnikov

Menorca. Paysage #6

Egor Plotnikov

Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

£2,859

Photography, Colombes A, Corinne Cavillac

Colombes A

Corinne Cavillac

Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 inch

£1,608

Painting, L'homme malade, Claude Weisbuch

L'homme malade

Claude Weisbuch

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

£22,332

Painting, Mona Lisa, Miguel  Oñate

Mona Lisa

Miguel Oñate

Painting - 66.9 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

£7,146

Painting, Botticelli in the Conditions of State Propaganda, Gosha Ostretsov

Botticelli in the Conditions of State Propaganda

Gosha Ostretsov

Painting - 55 x 47 inch

£6,180

Painting, Dawn, Abys

Dawn

Abys

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

£2,769

Painting, Abstract-132, Nivas Kanhere

Abstract-132

Nivas Kanhere

Painting - 36 x 48 x 1 inch

£1,335

Painting, Stonehinged #1, Rand Carmichael

Stonehinged #1

Rand Carmichael

Painting - 60 x 48 x 3 inch

£989

Painting, Colorisation, P4NEL

Colorisation

P4NEL

Painting - 51.2 x 54.3 inch

£7,146

Painting, Bones (Abstract Painting), Tommaso Fattovich

Bones (Abstract Painting)

Tommaso Fattovich

Painting - 60 x 48 inch

£5,400

Photography, Sick Bacchus, after Caravaggio (Pictures of Magazine 2), Vik Muniz

Sick Bacchus, after Caravaggio (Pictures of Magazine 2)

Vik Muniz

Photography - 52 x 40 inch

£30,487

Painting, Waterlilies 3, Adrienn Krahl

Waterlilies 3

Adrienn Krahl

Painting - 50 x 38.2 inch

£2,600

Painting, We Are All The Same / SAMOURAÏ, Insane 51

We Are All The Same / SAMOURAÏ

Insane 51

Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 1.2 inch

£12,953

Photography, Petal hat, John French

Petal hat

John French

Photography - 60 x 40 inch

£871

Print, Trottinette, Alain Séchas

Trottinette

Alain Séchas

Print - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

£1,340

Fine Art Drawings, Oeuf, Pauline Di Valentin

Oeuf

Pauline Di Valentin

Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 31.5 x 0 inch

£2,680

Painting, Emotional color field 2, Kyong Lee

Emotional color field 2

Kyong Lee

Painting - 76.4 x 51.3 inch

£12,700

Painting, Couleurs d'hiver, Jules Cier

Couleurs d'hiver

Jules Cier

Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,608

Painting, Lanterne Volante, Akiza

Lanterne Volante

Akiza

Painting - 66.9 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,787

Photography, La Renaissance (poudre de diamant), Jonas Leriche

La Renaissance (poudre de diamant)

Jonas Leriche

Photography - 50 x 34.3 x 0.8 inch

£14,293

Painting, Cascading Greens, Suzanne Vaughan

Cascading Greens

Suzanne Vaughan

Painting - 40 x 54 x 0.1 inch

£1,978

Painting, Amy Winehouse, Sam Cast

Amy Winehouse

Sam Cast

Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

£2,233

Photography, Le Pigeon, Antoine Buttafoghi

Le Pigeon

Antoine Buttafoghi

Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

£1,251

Painting, Sky is the limit, Franck Bailleul

Sky is the limit

Franck Bailleul

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

£3,127

Painting, Black Mountains XIII, Jon Errazu

Black Mountains XIII

Jon Errazu

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 inch

£2,760

Painting, Les deux trains, Luis Alvarado

Les deux trains

Luis Alvarado

Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

£4,466

Painting, Vignoble, Petar Kras

Vignoble

Petar Kras

Painting - 55.1 x 41.3 x 0.2 inch

£1,563

Painting, Seasons69, Olya Jonas

Seasons69

Olya Jonas

Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

£1,081

Painting, Nation, Frantz Jardel

Nation

Frantz Jardel

Painting - 48 x 33.1 x 1.6 inch

£1,340

Photography, Hiding in the city, Paris - n°14, Pharmacy, Liu Bolin

Hiding in the city, Paris - n°14, Pharmacy

Liu Bolin

Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch

£12,953

Painting, A Vincent, Christophe Stouvenel

A Vincent

Christophe Stouvenel

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 2.6 inch

£1,152

Painting, I Got the Power, Alina Shimova

I Got the Power

Alina Shimova

Painting - 48 x 36 inch

£5,727

Painting, Contemplation Opus IX, Theophile Delaine

Contemplation Opus IX

Theophile Delaine

Painting - 47.2 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

£1,913

Painting, November, Barbara Hubert

November

Barbara Hubert

Painting - 33.5 x 47.2 inch

£1,340

Painting, Pink Noise, Daniela Schweinsberg

Pink Noise

Daniela Schweinsberg

Painting - 63 x 47.2 inch

£5,800

Painting, Dios, Brandon Tellez

Dios

Brandon Tellez

Painting - 72 x 60 x 0.6 inch

£8,240

Painting, Crashing Waves, Kate Sea

Crashing Waves

Kate Sea

Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,697

Painting, L'automne, Fan Lin

L'automne

Fan Lin

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£2,680

Sculpture, Juxtapose Red and Gray Diptych, Jose Margulis

Juxtapose Red and Gray Diptych

Jose Margulis

Sculpture - 40 x 65 x 4 inch

£14,831

Painting, Bleu + vert = jaune, Claude Tousignant

Bleu + vert = jaune

Claude Tousignant

Painting - 68.1 x 68.1 x 0.8 inch

£617,977

Painting, Imagine, Yoko Ono and John Lennon, Orest Hrytsak

Imagine, Yoko Ono and John Lennon

Orest Hrytsak

Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

£17,866

Painting, Chemin jaune, Aurélien Desbois

Chemin jaune

Aurélien Desbois

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£1,340

Painting, Space Scout, LN Le Pape

Space Scout

LN Le Pape

Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£804

Print, Nude in Red (Nue Edition), Aloyzas Smilingis

Nude in Red (Nue Edition)

Aloyzas Smilingis

Print - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£893

Painting, Stoneforest in Red, Tung-Wen Margue

Stoneforest in Red

Tung-Wen Margue

Painting - 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

£4,466

Print, The Gallery, François Avril

The Gallery

François Avril

Print - 35.4 x 50 inch

Sold

Painting, Bush Plum Dreaming - EDA-EM3076/23, Elizabeth Mbitjana

Bush Plum Dreaming - EDA-EM3076/23

Elizabeth Mbitjana

Painting - 31.1 x 48 x 0 inch

£1,367

Painting, Roundabout, Miri Baruch

Roundabout

Miri Baruch

Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£2,081

Painting, Sans Titre, L'Outsider

Sans Titre

L'Outsider

Painting - 63 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

£4,341

Painting, Sunset design, Tharwet Kamoun

Sunset design

Tharwet Kamoun

Painting - 59.8 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

£1,340

Painting, Picsou au Classement Forbes, Eddy Vitalone

Picsou au Classement Forbes

Eddy Vitalone

Painting - 65.7 x 46.1 x 2 inch

£7,146

Painting, N°1183, Jean-Daniel Salvat

N°1183

Jean-Daniel Salvat

Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£4,400

Painting, Labour of Love - Meaning of a Song, Shumaiya Khan

Labour of Love - Meaning of a Song

Shumaiya Khan

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

£4,184

Painting, Menacée N°04, La Robotte

Menacée N°04

La Robotte

Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

£4,466

Painting, Anti Forms, Brad Waters

Anti Forms

Brad Waters

Painting - 72.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

£1,800

Large format works

Large format artworks have existed for centuries and were traditionally completed in the form of statues or frescoes. The 1x1 metre format originally applied to painting, however works in the 17th century systematically exceeded these dimensions. This can be seen in the Rubens' and Velasquez's canvases, where they paint life-size figures. It's evident that in recent years large format artworks have taken on a whole new meaning, where works are becoming monumental and even colossal in size. Installations and sculptures are now measuring tens of metres high, practically becoming architectural structures, which can be seen in works like Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate.


Fortunately not all large format artworks are the size of an elephant, but they do allow a huge decorative and artistic advantage. Not only is it an easy way to finish off a room or furnish a space, but it's also an excellent solution for completely restyling your home. If it's truly love at first sight, the piece will totally transform your space into a reflection of your personality. When it comes to photography, the impact of a large format print is multiplied, and gives your room an exhibition-like quality.

XXL artworks allow the artist more imaginative freedom since the surface of the canvas is larger. However, the creation of a large format artwork requires a precise technique and a mastering of the medium used. More and more contemporary artists are working with large formats, and the sensitivity in creating such a work is not the same when working with a 30x30cm canvas. Additionally, an increasing number of exhibitions are specialising in large format artworks. Monumenta at the Grand Palais is an event that occurs every two years, where an artist is invited to create a work specially for the enormous space offered by the Nave.


Photographypainting or sculpture, drawing; these artists and their enormous formats will forever influence the history of contemporary art. This preference for large scale artwork can be seen in a long list of artists including, the canadian photographer Jeff Wall, Anglo-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor and Sino-French painter Yan Pei Ming.  These three artists have certainly left a huge mark on the contemporary art market.  

If you're looking for a statement artwork you're in the right place! Here's our selection of large scale paintings. You'll only need one painting to fill that blank wall that has been empty for far too long. With our selection, you won't struggle with finding the perfect artwork - we have abstract paintings, figurative paintings, modern paintings, triptychs and a wide variety of styles!

Large scale paintings have been around for centuries. In general, artists prefer using oil painting for this format because its drying time enables them to go back and rework parts of the painting as it nears completion. They also prefer painting on canvas because it's easier to transport than other supports such as wooden panels.

During the Renaissance, a number of artists painted impressive scenes, often drawn from religion or mythology, on canvases that were several meters wide. The Wedding at Cana, a work by Veronese which you can see in the Louvre, is more than 6m x 9m! In 18th century Europe, large paintings were generally reserved for history paintings. The size of the painting helped the artist (and often the patron who had commission it) make an impact and truly impress the viewer, a bigger canvas meant the subject matter was represented with dignity and gradeure.  A perfect example is The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David, a huge canvas full of splendid of colours and details that the viewer almost feels overwhelmed by its splendor.


Towards the end of the 19th century artists turned to other genres. Edouard Manet used large scale canvases to paint his realistic scenes of the lower classes and Claude Monet painted expansive landscapes, for example this beautiful water lilies series which now hangs in the Museum of l'Orangerie. Later, other artists like Pablo Picasso, tackled the subject of politics in enormous modern paintings such as Guernica.

Abstract painting didn't put an end to large scale paintings, on the contrary abstract artists loved them! They had a larger surface to experiment with and the big canvases meant that the viewer could fully immerse themselves in the painter's work. The painters of the abstract expressionist movement such as Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Barnett Newman preferred using large canvases to create their abstract paintings.

Even today artists continue to choose to large scale canvas to create contemporary paintings. Gerhard Richter uses them for both his abstract paintings and figurative paintings, and Jenny Saville paints larger-than-life human bodies.

Discover our selection of large scale paintings that will give make any room seem like a statement.

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