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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, L'Intrus, François Sauvage

François Sauvage

Painting . 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Native, James Chiew

James Chiew

Painting . 90 x 180 x 5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 70.9 x 2 inch

€8,500

Painting, Arlechino, Ramaz Chantladze

Ramaz Chantladze

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Painting, Les prétendants, Joel Giraud

Joel Giraud

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

€6,700 €6,030

Painting, Modern I, Rachel Isadora

Rachel Isadora

Painting . 121.9 x 61 cm Painting . 48 x 24 inch

€1,741

Painting, Screen I, Marek Okrassa

Marek Okrassa

Painting . 120 x 140 cm Painting . 47.2 x 55.1 inch

€5,500

Painting, Siesta, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 80 x 0.4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€780

Painting, Ton feu, Cécile Desserle

Cécile Desserle

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

€3,800

Painting, L'animal de compagnie, Zafi

Zafi

Painting . 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€15,000

Painting, La sieste de la princesse, Zafi

Zafi

Painting . 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€12,900 €10,965

Painting, Seminaire, Maud Merouze

Maud Merouze

Painting . 89 x 126 x 0.3 cm Painting . 35 x 49.6 x 0.1 inch

€590

Painting, Mon jardin, Galka

Galka

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€5,200

Painting, A Cage, Rachel Isadora

Rachel Isadora

Painting . 121.9 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting . 48 x 24 x 0.5 inch

€2,437

Painting, Connections, Gela Keidia

Gela Keidia

Painting . 60 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Painting, Reflections, Matteo Nannini

Matteo Nannini

Painting . 180 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€7,300

Painting, Lady 2, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting . 120 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€6,750

Painting, Le messager, Zafi

Zafi

Painting . 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€19,000

Painting, La lettre, Zafi

Zafi

Painting . 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€25,000

Painting, Les admirateurs, Zafi

Zafi

Painting . 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€12,000

Painting, Tu es mon tout, Riz Riz Rizz

Riz Riz Rizz

Painting . 140 x 97 x 6 cm Painting . 55.1 x 38.2 x 2.4 inch

€7,500

Painting, Cosmic Pulse, Mario Angel

Mario Angel

Painting . 76 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 29.9 x 48 x 1.6 inch

€2,380

Painting, Femme assise, Zafi

Zafi

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€15,000

Painting, Tarmac, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

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

€4,700

Painting, Talisman (5), Salamandra

Salamandra

Painting . 89 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€5,500

Painting, Freedom, Tinatin Bakhtadze

Tinatin Bakhtadze

Painting . 150 x 110 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Painting, Choisir la paix, Jade Mouge

Jade Mouge

Painting . 116 x 89 x 0.1 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0 inch

€2,500

Painting, Stocking, Huseyin Ak

Huseyin Ak

Painting . 150 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

€4,750

Painting, Family, Ihar Sviancicki

Ihar Sviancicki

Painting . 60 x 160 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 63 x 0.7 inch

€6,100