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Las Vueltas que da la Vida
Adriana Velarca
Painting - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£4,734
Birch Forest Saffron
Helen Brough
Painting - 125 x 125 x 3 cm Painting - 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch
£6,771
Fashion shoot for Amica magazine, New York
Martin Parr
Photography - 126 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 49.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
£35,729
Taharqa et la nuit #6
Juliette Agnel
Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
£10,719
Taharqa et la nuit #1
Juliette Agnel
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
£6,431
Deep blue waters
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
£5,805
World of instincts
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
£5,805
Chinese girl
Charlotte Lecoanet
Painting - 115.5 x 88.5 x 2 cm Painting - 45.5 x 34.8 x 0.8 inch
£1,340
Between The Constellatios
Melissa McGill
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
£2,405
Perfect Yet Vulnerable - Wild
Melissa McGill
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
£2,272
Landscape
Marilina Marchica
Painting - 150.1 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£4,147
The Flow of Blue (diptych)
Maria Bacha
Painting - 89.9 x 180.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
£4,036
Turn your light on I
Maria Bacha
Painting - 152.4 x 99.8 x 3 cm Painting - 60 x 39.3 x 1.2 inch
£3,802
Turn your light on II
Maria Bacha
Painting - 152.4 x 99.8 x 3 cm Painting - 60 x 39.3 x 1.2 inch
£3,802
Geometrical V
Luis Miguel Aparisi
Painting - 149.9 x 80 x 4.6 cm Painting - 59 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
£1,924
Musical inspiration
Luis Miguel Aparisi
Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
£2,505
Return to Ithaca
Luis Miguel Aparisi
Painting - 119.4 x 119.4 x 2 cm Painting - 47 x 47 x 0.8 inch
£2,173
Impact on pink
Luis Miguel Aparisi
Painting - 162.6 x 114.3 x 3 cm Painting - 64 x 45 x 1.2 inch
£2,198
Rustic Streets Vetralla 3
Liz McDonough
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.6 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.4 inch
£2,107
Swift Autumnal River
Lauren Adams
Painting - 137.2 x 203.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 54 x 80 x 2 inch
£2,737
Light through the Water
Lauren Adams
Painting - 152.4 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 inch
£2,322
Eastern Misted Mountain
Lauren Adams
Painting - 152.4 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 inch
£2,322
Blue and Orange Match
Giorgio Lo Fermo
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£1,786
Le Cantique des oiseaux, La Grande Huppe
Katia Kameli
Sculpture - 121 x 74 x 34 cm Sculpture - 47.6 x 29.1 x 13.4 inch
£26,797
Vareadores de Flores
Baptiste Laurent
Painting - 162 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
£2,858
Untitled (Plate 6 from the Blueprint Drawings)
Keith Haring
Print - 108 x 146.1 x 1 cm Print - 42.5 x 57.5 x 0.4 inch
£37,735
Untitled (Plate 5 from the Blueprint Drawings)
Keith Haring
Print - 108 x 146.1 x 1 cm Print - 42.5 x 57.5 x 0.4 inch
£37,735
Postcard From Tug
Matthew Dibble
Painting - 91.4 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 60 x 2 inch
£4,022
Repetition, Series of Ballerinas
Ramaz Chantladze
Painting - 90 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch
£7,146
Water Lilies
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£2,858
Peau de mur 20
Pascale Morelot-Palu
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
£3,752
Red Portrait III
Ihar Barkhatkou
Painting - 200 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£5,359
Integration of Personality
Khachik Yeghikyan
Painting - 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
£4,287 £3,859
Mistletoes and ovenbird nests
Benjamín Lafuente
Painting - 110 x 150 cm Painting - 43.3 x 59.1 inch
£1,072
White Grass / Graminées Plumes
Vinciane Closset
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£1,429
Crustacean games
Ludmila Budanov
Painting - 119.4 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47 x 31 x 1 inch
£1,742
Bohemian Native Spirit
Jules Holland
Painting - 120 x 90 x 2.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch
£4,913
Starman’s Indigenous Soul
Jules Holland
Painting - 120 x 90 x 2.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch
£4,913
Technicolour Dreams Variation 27
Kim Atlin
Painting - 76 x 152 x 6 cm Painting - 29.9 x 59.8 x 2.4 inch
£2,488
Fool's Onion, Shootingstar, and Camas Underground
Andrea Simmonds
Painting - 122 x 122 x 6 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 2.4 inch
£2,121
Great Camas, Seeds Ripening, Bulbs Underground
Andrea Simmonds
Painting - 122 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.6 inch
£2,121
White Fawn Lily and Great Camas, Seeds Ripening
Andrea Simmonds
Painting - 122 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.6 inch
£2,121
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.
Photography, painting 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.