Large format works

Painting, R E C Y C L É - ZB-021019, Arseneca

R E C Y C L É - ZB-021019

Arseneca

Painting - 146 x 110 x 0.5 cm

$1,005

Painting, Sign of The Minds Eye, Retna

Sign of The Minds Eye

Retna

Painting - 198.1 x 198.1 cm

$325,000

Painting, La nef des fous, Cédric Marachian

La nef des fous

Cédric Marachian

Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm

$2,823

Painting, Station, Alexandre Akar

Station

Alexandre Akar

Painting - 180 x 200 x 4 cm

$3,162

Print, Painted soul, Milan Knizak

Painted soul

Milan Knizak

Print - 120 x 196 x 0.1 cm

$1,084

Sculpture, Too shy to play tennis, Janine Eggert

Too shy to play tennis

Janine Eggert

Sculpture - 147 x 63 x 62 cm

$4,065

Print, Nell’arco dell’aria, Tommaso Cascella

Nell’arco dell’aria

Tommaso Cascella

Print - 60 x 157 x 0.1 cm

$960

Print, Vegas bunny, Roy van der Laars

Vegas bunny

Roy van der Laars

Print - 80 x 120 x 3 cm

$2,767

Painting, Blossom, Sara Ödman

Blossom

Sara Ödman

Painting - 116 x 89 cm

$2,484

Print, 'Super Nurse' Super Size Gold, Fake

'Super Nurse' Super Size Gold

Fake

Print - 140 x 100 cm

$5,000

Fine Art Drawings, Poignée de Porte - Le Havre, Yves Bélorgey

Poignée de Porte - Le Havre

Yves Bélorgey

Fine Art Drawings - 81 x 121 cm

$8,470

Photography, Le baiser, Gaëlle Simon

Le baiser

Gaëlle Simon

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.7 cm

$6,211

Design, Entropê, Dominique Blais

Entropê

Dominique Blais

Design - 127.5 x 52 x 52 cm

$14,342

Painting, Cosmic Girl, L.E.T.

Cosmic Girl

L.E.T.

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm

$3,614

Painting, Bush Plum Dreaming, Polly Ngale

Bush Plum Dreaming

Polly Ngale

Painting - 148 x 150 x 2 cm

Sold

Painting, Dr DRE, Monsieur Mollotov

Dr DRE

Monsieur Mollotov

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm

$3,388

Painting, La sagesse dans les branches, Amor de Agua

La sagesse dans les branches

Amor de Agua

Painting - 120 x 108 cm

$1,242

Painting, Pop'Art, Robert Sgarra

Pop'Art

Robert Sgarra

Painting - 112 x 156 x 5 cm

$4,743

Painting, Man of Valor, Gobe Joseph

Man of Valor

Gobe Joseph

Painting - 182.9 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm

$10,000

Painting, Bye Bye Blackbirdds, Paula Montgomery

Bye Bye Blackbirdds

Paula Montgomery

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2 cm

$3,100

Photography, 800 ans de solitude, Mathieu Pujol

800 ans de solitude

Mathieu Pujol

Photography - 80 x 120 cm

$960

Design, Omega - Table de salle à manger, Sa Company

Omega - Table de salle à manger

Sa Company

Design - 77 x 140 x 140 cm

$5,082

Painting, Aggregate #20 (Large Abstract Contemporary Painting), G. Campbell Lyman

Aggregate #20 (Large Abstract Contemporary Painting)

G. Campbell Lyman

Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm

$4,910

Painting, Hidden Deer, Seung Hwan Kim

Hidden Deer

Seung Hwan Kim

Painting - 163.3 x 130.3 x 2.8 cm

$8,526

Painting, The tag Number, Ottograph

The tag Number

Ottograph

Painting - 95 x 160 cm

$1,525 $1,372

Painting, A nap in the embers, Abdulrahman Naanseh

A nap in the embers

Abdulrahman Naanseh

Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm

$10,980

Painting, Phillip is perplexed, Lilia Mazurkevich

Phillip is perplexed

Lilia Mazurkevich

Painting - 125 x 135 x 5 cm

$10,528

Sculpture, Illumination, Version III, Brandon Vickerd

Illumination, Version III

Brandon Vickerd

Sculpture - 185.4 x 40.6 x 45.7 cm

$19,198

Painting, Les Deux Solitudes, Madi Artiste

Les Deux Solitudes

Madi Artiste

Painting - 162 x 130 x 3 cm

$8,470

Painting, Body in the field 2, Zsolt Berszán

Body in the field 2

Zsolt Berszán

Painting - 140 x 100 x 4 cm

$7,340

Print, Blason Flavescent, Ned

Blason Flavescent

Ned

Print - 120 x 90 x 4 cm

$3,953

Painting, Sans titre 2, Wanda Davanzo

Sans titre 2

Wanda Davanzo

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm

$16,940

Painting, Pink mountains, Karl de la Diushes

Pink mountains

Karl de la Diushes

Painting - 140 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,999

Painting, Off to the Field of dreams 5, Thein Shwe

Off to the Field of dreams 5

Thein Shwe

Painting - 120 x 180 x 1 cm

$14,624

Painting, Madame Mondrian, Edvarda Braanaas

Madame Mondrian

Edvarda Braanaas

Painting - 130 x 80 x 3 cm

$6,866

Painting, Echo Neural, Sebastien Arts

Echo Neural

Sebastien Arts

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,880

Design, Lamborghini Huracan Surfboard, Belart Collective

Lamborghini Huracan Surfboard

Belart Collective

Design - 186 x 55 x 7 cm

$5,071

Painting, Neutral 3, Soos Tiberiu

Neutral 3

Soos Tiberiu

Painting - 80 x 140 x 4.1 cm

$1,000

Painting, Escobar Coin, Jorn Van Hoorn

Escobar Coin

Jorn Van Hoorn

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm

$7,340

Painting, Vénus - Vertige, Magnakobo

Vénus - Vertige

Magnakobo

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm

$4,291

Print, Ulivi a Bordighera, Ennio Morlotti

Ulivi a Bordighera

Ennio Morlotti

Print - 110 x 140 x 0.1 cm

$2,202

Painting, Paths of Light, Gregg Simpson

Paths of Light

Gregg Simpson

Painting - 145.8 x 113 x 2.5 cm

$10,000

Painting, Electro Magic-ism, Danny O'Connor

Electro Magic-ism

Danny O'Connor

Painting - 183 x 122 x 4 cm

$10,248

Painting, Soprano 16, Catherine Le Roy

Soprano 16

Catherine Le Roy

Painting - 162 x 130 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Ma muse 1 & 2 (diptyque), ElleK

Ma muse 1 & 2 (diptyque)

ElleK

Painting - 120 x 60 x 3.7 cm

$903

Painting, Pont du Gard, Natalia Kuruch

Pont du Gard

Natalia Kuruch

Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm

$3,625

Painting, Seeking peace of mind, Lindokuhle Khumalo

Seeking peace of mind

Lindokuhle Khumalo

Painting - 145 x 119.9 x 2.5 cm

$6,600

Painting, Blue interior with plants, Bea Sarrias

Blue interior with plants

Bea Sarrias

Painting - 81 x 130 x 5 cm

$3,840

Painting, 4937, Pavol Zelina

4937

Pavol Zelina

Painting - 80 x 150 x 2 cm

$903

Sculpture, Horse, Gelitin

Horse

Gelitin

Sculpture - 132 x 60 x 100 cm

$5,534

Painting, Attelage de rêve, Marabout

Attelage de rêve

Marabout

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm

$11,858

Design, I Hope..., Chiharu Shiota

I Hope...

Chiharu Shiota

Design - 120 x 120 x 120 cm

$19,198

Painting, Fluide - série dripping et abstraction, Sébastien Hauduc

Fluide - série dripping et abstraction

Sébastien Hauduc

Painting - 40 x 120 x 2 cm

$1,016

Painting, La Piscine, Marine De Quénetain

La Piscine

Marine De Quénetain

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm

$4,404

Painting, Sans titre, Pierre Saunier

Sans titre

Pierre Saunier

Painting - 131 x 101 x 3 cm

$1,016

Painting, Young woman with earrings, Claudia Talavera

Young woman with earrings

Claudia Talavera

Painting - 145 x 110 x 2.5 cm

$4,890

Painting, Swimming in the Sky, Harman

Swimming in the Sky

Harman

Painting - 120 x 150 cm

$1,925

Print, Jean-Michel Basquiat, OverSide

Jean-Michel Basquiat

OverSide

Print - 130 x 130 x 3 cm

$3,388

Painting, Je rentre pas dans le moule, Monsieur Jamin

Je rentre pas dans le moule

Monsieur Jamin

Painting - 200 x 180 x 5 cm

$28,233

Painting, Eveil, Tilleli

Eveil

Tilleli

Painting - 60 x 170 x 2 cm

$1,468

Print, Le jardin des délires, la terre, Bruno Mallart

Le jardin des délires, la terre

Bruno Mallart

Print - 129 x 98 x 3 cm

$6,776

Painting, Sérénité, Snath

Sérénité

Snath

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm

$3,162

Design, A la Kandinsky #2, Mixed Media on MDF Panel, Selene Art

A la Kandinsky #2, Mixed Media on MDF Panel

Selene Art

Design - 49.8 x 149.9 x 1 cm

$1,381

Design, Banc N°I, VanBinh

Banc N°I

VanBinh

Design - 58 x 180 x 69.5 cm

$12,422

Photography, Manhattan Traffic, Fabien Novarino

Manhattan Traffic

Fabien Novarino

Photography - 80 x 120 x 2 cm

$1,694

Photography, Grandma Divers IX, Alain Schroeder

Grandma Divers IX

Alain Schroeder

Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm

$2,823

Painting, Sunset in Greece, Alexandra Petropoulou

Sunset in Greece

Alexandra Petropoulou

Painting - 100.3 x 119.9 x 2 cm

$1,418

Painting, The inside of a watering can (Das Innere einer Gießkanne), Paul Verstraten

The inside of a watering can (Das Innere einer Gießkanne)

Paul Verstraten

Painting - 140 x 110 x 2 cm

$1,976

Painting, Just the Two of Us, Wisdom Uche

Just the Two of Us

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 152.4 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm

$1,280

Painting, Glorious youth, Violeta Endo

Glorious youth

Violeta Endo

Painting - 120 x 180 x 1 cm

$3,275

Photography, Acte Pulsionnel, Maurice Renoma

Acte Pulsionnel

Maurice Renoma

Photography - 70 x 200 x 2 cm

$7,340

Painting, The Portrait of Mickey Mouse 2, Munkhbolor Ganbold

The Portrait of Mickey Mouse 2

Munkhbolor Ganbold

Painting - 168 x 109 x 1 cm

$8,752

Painting, Bygone, Alex Manea

Bygone

Alex Manea

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Chinese Bride, Virut Panchabuse

Chinese Bride

Virut Panchabuse

Painting - 200 x 150 cm

$14,116

Painting, Sarve Abarghoo série n°1, Ibrahim Ganjian

Sarve Abarghoo série n°1

Ibrahim Ganjian

Painting - 180 x 180 x 3 cm

$4,517

Painting, Composition 2, Jihem

Composition 2

Jihem

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm

$1,581

Print, Nuances XXV, Carla Sá Fernandes

Nuances XXV

Carla Sá Fernandes

Print - 119.9 x 119.9 x 4.1 cm

$1,010

Painting, Le salon bleu, Patricia Simsa

Le salon bleu

Patricia Simsa

Painting - 120 x 100 x 5 cm

$4,291

Painting, Reef Dive, Jill English

Reef Dive

Jill English

Painting - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.8 cm

$1,325

Painting, Parchemin calligraph, Sifat

Parchemin calligraph

Sifat

Painting - 150 x 70 cm

$2,089

Photography, Napoli, Gabriele Basilico

Napoli

Gabriele Basilico

Photography - 102 x 130 x 0.1 cm

$10,164

Painting, ConSorT, DelBorn

ConSorT

DelBorn

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,457

Painting, Visage aux grandes oreilles, Laetitia Allal

Visage aux grandes oreilles

Laetitia Allal

Painting - 180 x 89 cm

$3,614

Painting, N.Y. y el rio Hudson, Alejandro Quincoces

N.Y. y el rio Hudson

Alejandro Quincoces

Painting - 121 x 175 x 3 cm

$19,198

Painting, Les élégantes, Florent Touchot

Les élégantes

Florent Touchot

Painting - 60 x 120 x 5 cm

$3,388

Painting, Temporelle, Roselyne Michel

Temporelle

Roselyne Michel

Painting - 80 x 120 x 5 cm

$1,355

Photography, Afghanistan, Brian McKee

Afghanistan

Brian McKee

Photography - 126 x 161 x 0.1 cm

$3,388

Print, Liontala, RG RG

Liontala

RG RG

Print - 123.6 x 100 x 0.4 cm

$734

Painting, Our Solstice, Daniel Freaker

Our Solstice

Daniel Freaker

Painting - 130 x 100 cm

$2,897

Print, Falling Shape, Giuseppe Santomaso

Falling Shape

Giuseppe Santomaso

Print - 100 x 130 x 0.1 cm

$791

Sculpture, Sfera Antares, Gianfranco Meggiato

Sfera Antares

Gianfranco Meggiato

Sculpture - 200 x 120 x 120 cm

$355,000

Painting, 0958_0317_xchildhoodx, Yvan Salomone

0958_0317_xchildhoodx

Yvan Salomone

Painting - 96.5 x 137.3 cm

$10,164

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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