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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, Paysages de Chine 33, Xiu

Xiu

Painting . 120 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,626

Painting, Flutter, Vanessa Su

Vanessa Su

Painting . 65.1 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,439

Painting, Abstrait 24-08, Thomas Danel

Thomas Danel

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

$2,788

Painting, Great escape, Andrew Lennon

Andrew Lennon

Painting . 152.4 x 162.56 x 0.254 cm Painting . 60 x 64 x 0.1 inch

$3,949

Painting, Keep on going -1, Elena Done

Elena Done

Painting . 91.9 x 59.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 36.2 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

$1,833

Painting, Bunmi, Meshach Charity

Meshach Charity

Painting . 86.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 34 x 30 x 1 inch

$1,887

Painting, Abstraction, Lika Sarishvili

Lika Sarishvili

Painting . 49.5 x 59.5 x 2 cm Painting . 19.5 x 23.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,975

Painting, Volcano, Keti Bubunauri

Keti Bubunauri

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,323

Painting, Delphi, Tracy Burke

Tracy Burke

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch

$390

Painting, Alpine Bliss, Vahe Bagumyan

Vahe Bagumyan

Painting . 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$959

Painting, Untitled #135, Ilana Gal

Ilana Gal

Painting . 170 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 66.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$13,358

Painting, Lost City, Alan Lemin

Alan Lemin

Painting . 60 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$2,555

Painting, Conversation, Juan Ripolles

Juan Ripolles

Painting . 38.1 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 15 x 21 x 1 inch

$7,549

Painting, Casa, Sofia Beltadze

Sofia Beltadze

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

$1,742

Painting, 250Hz, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

$3,717

Painting, Blossom, Maia Kvatchadze

Maia Kvatchadze

Painting . 60 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch

$1,858

Painting, Country dance, Du Ke

Du Ke

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,626

Painting, Pringles, Freda People Art

Freda People Art

Painting . 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch

$697

Painting, Spring Water, Wang Dianyu

Wang Dianyu

Painting . 45.5 x 53 x 2 cm Painting . 17.9 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,381

Painting, You can See, Simon Ledson

Simon Ledson

Painting . 55 x 76 x 3 cm Painting . 21.7 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,611

Painting, Colorz, Seen

Seen

Painting . 172 x 81 x 0.1 cm Painting . 67.7 x 31.9 x 0 inch

$2,904

Painting, Horizon 3, Trichet Jacques

Trichet Jacques

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$929

Painting, El Bosque, Ana Seggiaro

Ana Seggiaro

Painting . 78.7 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31 x 44 x 0.1 inch

$4,098

Painting, Untitled, Ferran Roca Bon

Ferran Roca Bon

Painting . 44 x 60 cm Painting . 17.3 x 23.6 inch

$1,162

Painting, Untitled, Nimrod Hanai

Nimrod Hanai

Painting . 79 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 31.1 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

$801

Painting, Catch Me, Mireille Lopez

Mireille Lopez

Painting . 60 x 60 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$1,045

Painting, Trois visages, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 180 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

$52,269

Painting, Allumette, Oak Oak

Oak Oak

Painting . 70 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,975

Painting, Artists Nights, 2flui

2flui

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

$3,485

Painting, Rituels 1, Hélène Duclos

Hélène Duclos

Painting . 56 x 77 x 4 cm Painting . 22 x 30.3 x 1.6 inch

$3,717

Painting, One, Cristina Ghetti

One

Cristina Ghetti

Painting . 60 x 30 cm Painting . 23.6 x 11.8 inch

$3,627

Painting, Autumn No.4, Ta Rui

Ta Rui

Painting . 65 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 28.7 x 1 inch

$1,162

Painting, Jimi, Angelo Garbo

Angelo Garbo

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

$2,510

Painting, I am Unique, Esther Olaniyi

Esther Olaniyi

Painting . 60.9 x 60.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1 inch

$1,294

Painting, Awakening, Joshua Oyeleye

Joshua Oyeleye

Painting . 75.69 x 75.69 x 2.5 cm Painting . 29.8 x 29.8 x 1 inch

$1,726

Painting, N 989 Espace bleu, Enitram

Enitram

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,323

Painting, High Water, Ivan Pylypenko

Ivan Pylypenko

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

$1,294