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Yellow flowers in blue still life
Gordon Hopkins
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch
€5,500
Out of the blue 02
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 78.7 x 139.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31 x 55 x 1 inch
€1,164
Choices in life
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
€1,843
L'eau échevelée
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€2,100 €1,890
Superficial Cuts 8
Aleksandar Bezinovic
Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€5,500
Thom Yorke (2006)
Kevin Westenberg
Photography - 152 x 101 cm Photography - 59.8 x 39.8 inch
€13,260
African Tales (En route to Accra)
Manuela Karin Knaut
Painting - 150 x 120 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
€4,320
Équilibre vert et orange
Kardesch
Painting - 162 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 38.2 x 1 inch
€7,600
Sueños (stretched)
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
Traffic pink landscape 50 (2024)
Ronald Hunter
Painting - 50 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,399
Timeless Orbit
Kuno Vollet
Sculpture - 135 x 135 x 60 cm Sculpture - 53.1 x 53.1 x 23.6 inch
€17,000
Into the consciousness (Stretched)
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Sorting Center & Deep Sunset
Marion Sagon
Print - 79 x 120 x 2.5 cm Print - 31.1 x 47.2 x 1 inch
€820
Soft abstraction II
Tamara Bakhshinyan
Painting - 90 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,900
The Curve is the Shortest Path to Beauty
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 120 x 80 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch
€1,400
Life in Colors 74
Veronica Vilsan
Painting - 160 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 0 inch
€4,500 €3,375
Life in Colors 59
Veronica Vilsan
Painting - 145 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting - 57.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch
€4,800 €3,600
Gestalt, le cadre fait figure
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€3,990
Cascade of White
Drew Doggett
Photography - 96.5 x 144.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 38 x 57 x 0.1 inch
€5,578
Uncharted
Drew Doggett
Photography - 71.8 x 144.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.25 x 57 x 0.1 inch
€5,578
Sail Boats And Clouds L 1
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 155 x 85 x 4 cm Painting - 61 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch
€2,290
A Woman on a Blitch
Michael Gorban
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1 inch
€3,500
Clair Obscur
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 130 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 1.2 inch
€3,490 €3,141
Le coeur de la forêt
Brigitte Di Scala
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
€6,000
La vague scélérate
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 97 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
€2,490 €2,241
Plier, Deplier, Experimenter
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 89 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
€3,990 €3,591
Touching, Touched, Remix
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 97 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
€3,490 €3,141
Untitled, From the series Anatomías
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 129.5 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51 x 35 x 0.1 inch
€2,425
Make today a good day
Maria Esmar
Painting - 190 x 190 x 0.2 cm Painting - 74.8 x 74.8 x 0.1 inch
€6,200
En Beauce Opus 1
Jacques Le Brusq
Painting - 120 x 114 x 8 cm Painting - 47.2 x 44.9 x 3.1 inch
€11,500
Hiding in the city - Screen in rest
Liu Bolin
Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
€14,500
Who's Talking To The Water?
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 100 x 150 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 inch
€5,426
Aires tropicales
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 150 x 190 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 74.8 x 0 inch
€11,345
When I look into your eyes
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch
€5,426
En La Madrugada
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 140 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0 inch
€7,029
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.