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The end of that day, Painting, Oil on canvas
Elohim Sanchez
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 2 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 0.8 inch
$2,060
Up and down
Pablo Santibéñez Servat
Painting - 175.3 x 146.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 69 x 57.5 x 2 inch
$15,000
Dans la forêt III
Taeho Choi
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 120 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,678
Couli #1, From Lullaby Series
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Sortie de boîte...j’appelle un taxi !!!
Lydi
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
Love letter
SUZ Shippey Borski
Painting - 124.5 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 49 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,700
Vibration
Zivile Rudzikaite Matuzoniene
Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,566
Brigitte Bardot
Jean-Christophe Martinez
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
$5,033
Still Life With Monkey, Fruits and Flowers
Alexey Golovin
Painting - 135 x 105 x 4 cm Painting - 53.1 x 41.3 x 1.6 inch
$21,118
In a perfect world (7)
Steven Seinberg
Painting - 152.4 x 127 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 inch
$17,895
Altar Boys
Roberto De Francisci
Painting - 140 x 145 x 0.1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 57.1 x 0 inch
$1,790
L'histoire de 2 lunes
Rosalie Ballester
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
Diptyque sans titre
Benoît Mauduech
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 140 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,230
Above the canvas
Roman Rembovsky
Painting - 119.9 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$10,017
Le corps souple de la belle
Herve Malcom Thomas
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,461
Melody inside, Desert Mirage Abstract
Andrey Kopchak
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,118
Longboard III - scène de vie en bord de mer
Hélène Dupérier
Painting - 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,007
Calas del Edén
Simeon Gonzales
Painting - 150 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$3,132
American Dream
Joséphine Vallé Franceschi
Photography - 100 x 150 x 0.4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch
$4,698
Still life
Prajakta Potnis
Photography - 78.7 x 144.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 31 x 57 x 1 inch
$10,000
Solving Conflicts
Marc Andre
Painting - 182.9 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 72 x 60 x 1.5 inch
$10,000
Neo Surrealistic Sunrise
José Galant
Painting - 78.7 x 147.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31 x 58 x 2 inch
$2,200
Untitled (Plate 13 Photostat from the Blueprint Drawings)
Keith Haring
Photography - 125.09 x 126.37 x 2 cm Photography - 49.2 x 49.8 x 0.8 inch
$45,500
Golden Opportunity - Flexible Rigids
Hugo G. Urrutia
Sculpture - 132 x 180 x 12 cm Sculpture - 52 x 70.9 x 4.7 inch
$13,422
Mirror N°13 Los Angeles Crystal Church
Lixian Cai
Painting - 129.5 x 49.5 cm Painting - 51 x 19.5 inch
$4,809
Playas en el mar de Seto
Isabel Momparler
Painting - 89 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,237
Portrait of spring
Viet Ha Tran
Photography - 119.9 x 87.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 34.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Invisibile words (In between)
Gugi Goo
Painting - 119.4 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 47 x 31 x 0.1 inch
$1,094
Chemin de Jaques
Jean-Marc Amigues
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,033
Rostros sin rostro 11-3
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 73 x 116 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 inch
$2,237
Sin titulo / Sans titre
Julio Alonso Yañez
Painting - 150 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,901
Terrasse Théâtre
Julien Wolf
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 39.4 inch
$2,796
Serial Analog Pixels
Danny Frede
Painting - 40 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,778
Tranquility
Nandita Bhattacharya
Painting - 120 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$3,579
The Blue Chimney
Elena Borstein
Painting - 132.1 x 188 x 4.1 cm Painting - 52 x 74 x 1.6 inch
$24,606
Magic Mushroom Sculpture
Yunior Marino
Sculpture - 198.1 x 78.7 x 78.7 cm Sculpture - 78 x 31 x 31 inch
$12,000
David Hockney and Celia Birtwell
Bob Marchant
Painting - 122 x 182 x 7 cm Painting - 48 x 71.7 x 2.8 inch
$44,000
Enso rose et noir
Olivier Vincent
Painting - 150 x 150 x 8 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 3.1 inch
$6,934
Bed Time Stories
Colin McMaster
Sculpture - 144 x 134 x 10 cm Sculpture - 56.7 x 52.8 x 3.9 inch
$9,268
Burn, Burn, Baby
Theodor Grigoras
Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,237
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.