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Solar Eclipse
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.5 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 inch
$5,500
Norigae No.1 Floor Lamp Light
WKND Lab
Design - 115.8 x 19.8 x 25.9 cm Design - 45.6 x 7.8 x 10.2 inch
$6,200
Maeduep. Dragonfly Wall decoration
WKND Lab
Design - 160 x 49.8 x 39.9 cm Design - 63 x 19.6 x 15.7 inch
$6,780
Seagulls on the move
Peter de Boer
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,527
Éclosions Géométriques
Arthur Dorval
Painting - 140 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$10,750
Fiori su lino
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 115 x 125 x 0.1 cm Painting - 45.3 x 49.2 x 0 inch
$2,037
29 octobre 2009
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,527
30 octobre 2020
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,961
25 septembre 2010
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,527
Miami_III_007
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 112.5 x 150 x 0.2 cm Photography - 44.3 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,282
Gravity, Pink Background
Ito Dubois
Painting - 81 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$7,242
Evolution of color
Christian Valentine
Painting - 121.9 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 24 x 2 inch
$1,050
Celeste
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 180 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$9,247
Divine Garden
Viktoria Ganhao
Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,811
Type H - Saint Pierre Martinique
Thierry Machuron
Print - 90 x 120 x 0.05 cm Print - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$566
Double Love for Merrick
Chrissy Nickerson
Painting - 92 x 183 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 72 x 1.6 inch
$4,312
Misty Cathedral
Antoine Gaussin
Photography - 150 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$8,487
Ori Guerreira na luz III, Figurative Sculpture
José Ignacio Suarez Solis
Sculpture - 59.9 x 129.8 x 30 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 51.1 x 11.8 inch
$14,000
Orí guerreira tupinandacaru I, Figurative Sculpture
José Ignacio Suarez Solis
Sculpture - 190 x 39.9 x 39.9 cm Sculpture - 74.8 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$20,000
L'instant précieux
Juliette Lamarca
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,829
Humeur printanière
Florence Boré
Painting - 120 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,603
Knights of the Galaxy
Lena Applebaum
Painting - 140 x 180 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
$7,850
La liberté de plaire guidant le peuple
Marie Rauzy
Painting - 130 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
$20,935
Graff N°1974
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 135 x 105 x 0.1 cm Painting - 53.1 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$1,120
Graff n°1870 - XXL
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 135 x 110 x 1 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,120
Anything you lose comes round in a different form
Tracey Adams
Painting - 122 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0 inch
$9,048
Crowded at sea
Joost Wensveen
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$4,979
"Garden l" Painting
Mariah Birsak
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,150
The Strangest Places
Sara Chaar
Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,400
Strange and Absolute
Sara Chaar
Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,400
Ombre bleue
Isabelle Schenckbecher-Quint
Painting - 129 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 50.8 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,037
Selfie avec ballon
Rosario Heins
Fine Art Drawings - 125 x 107 cm Fine Art Drawings - 49.2 x 42.1 inch
$7,242
Abstract 22140
Alex Senchenko
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,129 $1,490
Disappeared where it's hard to disappear
On Hansen
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Par dessus les grillages 3
Hélène Deghilage
Painting - 100 x 130 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 inch
$4,753
Cannes Film Festival
Guy Olivier
Painting - 137 x 182 x 3 cm Painting - 53.9 x 71.7 x 1.2 inch
$8,204
By the crash of a wave
Francesca Borgo
Painting - 100 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$3,560
Atlantic Shimmer
Peter Markus Jentes
Painting - 183 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 72 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$10,142
Do You See What I Sea?
Peter Markus Jentes
Painting - 140 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$8,983
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.