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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, Fleur noire, André Ferrand

André Ferrand

Painting . 170 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 66.9 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,138

Painting, Nähe 2, Mila Veljac'a

Mila Veljac'a

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$5,227

Painting, Ocean Figures, Bill Bate

Bill Bate

Painting . 145 x 115 x 4 cm Painting . 57.1 x 45.3 x 1.6 inch

$4,716

Painting, Liberté, Marion Cadet

Marion Cadet

Painting . 146 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 1 inch

$5,692

Painting, Le Chasseur, Afat One

Afat One

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,646

Painting, Fly, Eklektik

Fly

Eklektik

Painting . 81 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,904

Painting, Atloem-Lis, René Roche

René Roche

Painting . 200 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

$17,423

Painting, Liberty XIV, Peter Goodhall

Peter Goodhall

Painting . 153.4 x 92.5 x 4.1 cm Painting . 60.4 x 36.4 x 1.6 inch

$10,805

Painting, Hope, Matteo Fieno

Matteo Fieno

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

$1,742

Painting, Pea cock, Paulina Pior

Paulina Pior

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

$5,802

Painting, La sieste, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

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

$11,848

Painting, Les dunes, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

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

$11,848

Painting, Step, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

$720

Painting, Naked truth, Tos Kostermans

Tos Kostermans

Painting . 140 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$8,711

Painting, Sans titre, René Roche

René Roche

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

$7,550

Painting, Samar, Alex Jul

Alex Jul

Painting . 145 x 130 x 3.5 cm Painting . 57.1 x 51.2 x 1.4 inch

$5,808

Painting, Untitled- Penis, Celso Castro

Celso Castro

Painting . 121.9 x 100.3 x 0.3 cm Painting . 48 x 39.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,157

Painting, Ice lady, Nico Vrielink

Nico Vrielink

Painting . 130 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$8,711

Painting, Le Tapis de Fleurs, Odeth'

Odeth'

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,018

Painting, Abduction, Oleg Litvinov

Oleg Litvinov

Painting . 99 x 154 x 2 cm Painting . 39 x 60.6 x 0.8 inch

$5,692

Painting, Villain, Le Hai Linh

Le Hai Linh

Painting . 100 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$4,240

Painting, Happy, Michela Vicentini

Michela Vicentini

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$8,363

Painting, Sara III, Xavi Figueras

Xavi Figueras

Painting . 64 x 125 cm Painting . 25.2 x 49.2 inch

$6,040

Painting, Roots of pain, Kalee Guauta

Kalee Guauta

Painting . 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,098

Painting, Nouvelle direction, 17 Kael

17 Kael

Painting . 97 x 167 x 3 cm Painting . 38.2 x 65.7 x 1.2 inch

$5,575

Painting, Strawberry Moon, Floria Rey

Floria Rey

Painting . 140 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,928

Painting, Nude sketches, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting . 70 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

$581

Painting, At-Slam, René Roche

René Roche

Painting . 200 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

$17,423

Painting, Sexy lady, Nico Vrielink

Nico Vrielink

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$16,841

Painting, Dana, Aleksandr Ilichev

Aleksandr Ilichev

Painting . 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,343

Painting, Swimmer, Martina Hamrik

Martina Hamrik

Painting . 130 x 180 x 6 cm Painting . 51.2 x 70.9 x 2.4 inch

$5,808

Painting, Corps 6, Jérôme Royer

Jérôme Royer

Painting . 116 x 87 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 34.3 x 1.2 inch

$5,343

Painting, White Night, La Ba Quan

La Ba Quan

Painting . 160 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 63 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$13,096

Painting, Candedon, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 190 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$9,292

Painting, Naked beauty, Nico Vrielink

Nico Vrielink

Painting . 85 x 125 x 2 cm Painting . 33.5 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch

$9,234

Painting, Dedins, Xavi Figueras

Xavi Figueras

Painting . 90 x 118 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 46.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,530

Painting, Baby, Andrii Chebotaru

Andrii Chebotaru

Painting . 104.1 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 41 x 59 x 1 inch

$7,549

Painting, Nu en rouge, Nadine Denjean

Nadine Denjean

Painting . 81 x 116 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,416