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Chicago sky II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Chicago sky I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Paris pola IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
NY Urban III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,580
NY Downtown XV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York URBAN VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York URBAN VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York Urban V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York Syliner I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 140 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,580
New York Summer
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,580
New York Style IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York Stairs
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,580
New York Skyliner VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 140 x 70 x 4 cm Photography - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,580
New York Jam VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York Jam VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York Jam IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York Jam I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 50 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,580
New York Color XIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York Color XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York Color V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York Color IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York Color IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York Color III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
New York BW VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 150 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,580
Hong Kong Fokus I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XXXVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XXXVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XXXV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XXXIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XXXI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XXIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XVIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XIX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch XII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Urban Arch III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Hong Kong Urban Arch II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Hong Kong Streets XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Hong Kong Streets V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Hong Kong Streets IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 140 x 70 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Sky VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Hong Kong Sky VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Hong Kong Signs XIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Signs IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Hong Kong Focus VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Hong Kong Focus IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Hong Kong Downtown VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Hong Kong Crossing I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Watchtower XVIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,580
Urban mover VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,580
Urban mover VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 90 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,580
Urban mover V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 90 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,580
Urban mover II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,580
Urban mover I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,580
Tokyo passage V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 60 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,694
Tokyo passage IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,035
Tokyo nights IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Tokyo nights III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Tokyo nights II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Tokyo nights I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,148
Ocean magic
Iryna Kastsova
Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,626 $2,363
Dance of glare on the water 2.
Iryna Kastsova
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,501 $2,251
Expression with gold 2.
Iryna Kastsova
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,501 $2,251
Wildebeest migration
Gabrielle Pool
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$7,942
Flower orchestra
Stephanie van der Beek
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$9,947
Carpet of bluebells
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 90 x 150 x 6 cm Painting - 35.4 x 59.1 x 2.4 inch
$3,537
Boats at low tide
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 100 x 140 x 6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 2.4 inch
$3,938
Neptuno street 2
Manuel Perez Marrero
Painting - 117 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 46.1 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,547
Havana Facades
Manuel Perez Marrero
Painting - 117 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 46.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,547
Fall of the evening dusk
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,270
As the sky changes
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,270
Pleasure and peace
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,270
Winters flooded forest
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$3,270
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.