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Large Format Paintings for Sale

What do these masterpieces: Guernica (Picasso) and the Coronation of Napoleon (David) have in common? You probably have contemplated them, stunned, the first time you have seen them and will remember them for a long time. One of the reasons these paintings have put you in such a trance like state is that they have very large dimensions, if not monumental. With 27m2 for Picasso and more than 50m2 for David, they are what you call large-format painting. Try hanging them up in your living room! Thankfully, large-format painting can however have more modest dimensions without losing this esthetic bias that attracts the attention of the spectator. Artists have always known this, proportion is one of the major components of esthetic perception and an artwork with large dimensions drives a different approach from the spectator. Artsper has selected 10 artworks to show you contemporary painting has not forgotten the lesson taught by its masters.

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Painting, Pandora, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$87,115

Painting, After, Robert Hartshorn

Robert Hartshorn

Painting . 127 x 177.8 x 5.1 cm Painting . 50 x 70 x 2 inch

$4,314

Painting, Biche rose, Ahlassane Konte

Ahlassane Konte

Painting . 148 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 58.3 x 47.2 x 1 inch

$5,692

Painting, Femme ailée, Franz Priking

Franz Priking

Painting . 116 x 81 x 4 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

$8,711

Painting, Rouge Désir, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,394

Painting, Ivy, Asko

Ivy

Asko

Painting . 127 x 107 x 0.1 cm Painting . 50 x 42.1 x 0 inch

$1,162

Painting, Natalia, Asko

Asko

Painting . 130 x 103 cm Painting . 51.2 x 40.6 inch

$2,091

Painting, La douche, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$2,904 $2,323

Painting, Sans titre, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,833 $3,066

Painting, Florence, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$4,646 $3,717

Painting, Sans titre, Thierry  Dussac

Thierry Dussac

Painting . 200 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 2 inch

$8,131

Painting, Femme forte, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$4,646 $3,717

Painting, Nathalia, Asko

Asko

Painting . 120 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

$3,252

Painting, Les prétendants, Joel Giraud

Joel Giraud

Painting . 97 x 146 x 3 cm Painting . 38.2 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch

$7,782 $7,004

Painting, La croisée, Jade Mouge

Jade Mouge

Painting . 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$5,575

Painting, Schigian, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 183 x 151 x 1 cm Painting . 72 x 59.4 x 0.4 inch

$9,292

Painting, Blue mood, Joann Côté

Joann Côté

Painting . 188 x 94 x 5.1 cm Painting . 74 x 37 x 2 inch

$4,530

Painting, Black friday, Joann Côté

Joann Côté

Painting . 152.4 x 106.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 60 x 42 x 2 inch

$4,314

Painting, Tree of Life, Leon Devenice

Leon Devenice

Painting . 99.1 x 132.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39 x 52 x 1 inch

$4,883

Painting, Sitting Nude 2, Gernot Kissel

Gernot Kissel

Painting . 120 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$6,965 $3,482

Painting, Evening, Yuriy Lyamin

Yuriy Lyamin

Painting . 87 x 138 x 2 cm Painting . 34.3 x 54.3 x 0.8 inch

$5,511

Painting, Infede, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 150 x 180 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 70.9 x 0.4 inch

$8,131

Painting, Ciupasc, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 188 x 152 x 1 cm Painting . 74 x 59.8 x 0.4 inch

$8,131

Painting, Untitled, Rafik Majzoub

Rafik Majzoub

Painting . 150 x 118 cm Painting . 59.1 x 46.5 inch

$14,519

Painting, Picnic, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 130 x 110 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

$6,969

Painting, In utero 1, Philfri

Philfri

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 1 inch

$1,394

Painting, Explosive rose, Aiiroh

Aiiroh

Painting . 150 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

$7,550

Painting, Larmes, Miils

Miils

Painting . 130 x 97 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

$4,065

Painting, Colour Lion, Yaniv Edery

Yaniv Edery

Painting . 175 x 175 x 5 cm Painting . 68.9 x 68.9 x 2 inch

$45,881

Painting, Agora, ARySQUE

ARySQUE

Painting . 116 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 57.5 x 1 inch

$2,207

Painting, Eveil, Tilleli

Tilleli

Painting . 60 x 170 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,510

Painting, Vision, Monika Spiewak

Monika Spiewak

Painting . 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$581

Painting, Cube mate, Marina Stamatov

Marina Stamatov

Painting . 122 x 91 x 2 cm Painting . 48 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,695

Painting, Summer Vibes, Gloria Feijóo

Gloria Feijóo

Painting . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$2,788

Painting, Le Lion, Muriel Andrin

Muriel Andrin

Painting . 190 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 74.8 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,394

Painting, Wonderful, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$2,555