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Bart Simpson
Matt Groening
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 31 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
$502
Contemporary Milpa
Rosalía Banet
Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 5 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 2 inch
$14,000
Bonbon polyester bleu turquoise
Laurence Jenk
Sculpture - 40 x 17 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 6.7 x 5.9 inch
$3,293
The fruit stand - Italian old painting
Guido Guidi
Painting - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$279
Luxury Art Toffee - Ferrari
Michael Daniels
Sculpture - 33 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$251
Sans titre (9)
Franciszek Starowieyski
Painting - 32 x 22.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 8.9 x 0 inch
$837
From D.L.M. (joueur de cartes)
Alexander Calder
Print - 38.7 x 27.9 cm Print - 15.2 x 11 inch
$1,340
Cuina verd, groc i gris
Montse Roldos
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$207
Zen-3162
Ludoroy
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,340
Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Ibuta-ji, Matsusaka city, Mie prefecture, 2023-11, N°11
Teddy Peix
Photography - 28 x 20 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$435
Drab days and Coloured Minds #1
Giò Schiano
Sculpture - 50 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$993
Passenger side, Morocco.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$614
Noir 01 “Black River”
Hengki Koentjoro
Photography - 43 x 43 x 0.02 cm Photography - 16.9 x 16.9 x 0 inch
$1,060
Fleurs Rouges 1
Sophie Duplain
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 32 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 12.6 x 0.2 inch
$391
The birth of Venus
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 35 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,060
Aurum 6
Marco Araldi & Keng Wai Lee
Painting - 42.5 x 32.5 x 4 cm Painting - 16.7 x 12.8 x 1.6 inch
$1,178
Analog (Abstract painting)
Pat McDermott
Painting - 38.1 x 38.1 x 4.4 cm Painting - 15 x 15 x 1.7 inch
$2,093
Quand les mystères sont très malins
Yves Brayer
Print - 22.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.9 x 12 x 0 inch
$949
Cornflowers and Phloxes
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,451 $1,233
El regalo de la persistencia
Tahuanty Jacanamijoy
Painting - 35 x 27 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
Promenade Matinale
Valérie Zimmermann (Anna Mya Zimmer)
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,552
Rad Lad II (362)
Lynn Chadwick
Sculpture - 40 x 14 x 11.4 cm Sculpture - 15.75 x 5.5 x 4.5 inch
$110,000
Liberty Leading People by Basquiat
Noah Goldberg
Print - 40.6 x 40.6 x 0.25 cm Print - 16 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$144
Composition à la corde
Dimas Macedo
Sculpture - 29 x 26 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 10.2 x 3.5 inch
$290
Blue II
Cyrielle Schoorens
Painting - 30 x 30 x 4.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.8 inch
$1,228 $1,044
Urbain brutalisme - Digital Art digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$167
The man inside the robot
Claude Billès
Painting - 39 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$335
Being is love / 431
Christine Zanella
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,094
Essai sur toile blanche
Jean-Louis Mendrisse
Painting - 33 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,009
Untitled (Multi) Drawing
Zenoy
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 29.2 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.75 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch
$2,100
Ignorance #1
Mehnoush Modonpour
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 24 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 9.4 inch
$1,451
Leonardo Fibonacci - Vaso #2
Emanuele Ravagnani
Sculpture - 41 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
$1,674
Self-Portrait #4
Emanuele Ravagnani
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 11.8 inch
$1,719
Cherry branches # 1
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Colleen Wolstenholme
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14.2 inch
$900
Rencontre du troisième type
Arnaud Castagné
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$84
Making Eyes Across The Room ( Yellow )
Adam Bridgland
Print - 27 x 44 x 0.2 cm Print - 10.6 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
$222
Passant du même chemin
Philippe Monnet
Painting - 30.5 x 21.3 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12 x 8.4 x 0 inch
$246
Self portrait with between clock and bed
Gerard Boersma
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1 inch
$1,970
Étude pour un paysage idéal
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.5 inch
$1,340
Close to nothing (Pink)
Sophie Derrick
Photography - 42 x 30 x 8 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch
$1,570
Bonhomme
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 12.8 x 0 inch
$447
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Recent trends in contemporary art have meant that we've grown accustomed to large scale pieces, be that huge canvases, enormous sculptures, or giant installations.
However, the miniature has always been an important part of contemporary art. Be it paintings, sculpture, or photography as well as small format drawings, the reduced dimensions of the artwork puts new constraints on the artist, forcing them to develop their techniques and artistic finesse.
Jeff Wall, an American photographer known for his large scale photographic prints on huge illuminated boxes, has said that “the scale of a piece is not about the dimensions of it, but about the internal tensions within the composition".
Believe it or not, miniature pieces have many advantages. Smaller formats allow the artists to show off a different range of talents and techniques, and sometimes even create the impression of a much higher quality piece – such as engravings or prints. Creating a miniature is a sure sign of precision and skill.
They are also more practical to exhibit than the enormous artworks: we've all got a little space on a shelf ready to welcome a miniature sculpture, photo or drawing.
Another very practical aspect of miniatures is the myriad possibilities for display: you could put together a full shelf of statuettes, or even a dedicated framing wall – which is an increasingly popular method for display, and makes for the perfect decorative addition to a living room or bedroom. It's a mixed composition made up of an array of pieces – you guessed it – all on the same wall. The diminutive size of the miniatures also makes it easier to make sure your favourite pieces are displayed in pride of place.
Even artists who are known for their monumental works are slowly getting into miniatures, like Jeff Wall in his exhibition at the Cartier Foundation.
The miniature is making a big name for itself as a growing trend across the contemporary art world; from Gaspard Mitz, who creates tiny versions of the interiors of famous art galleries in his 'Box Stories', to the photography of Samsofy, who recreates scenes from daily life with miniscule Lego 'actors'.
Last but not least, the small scale of the pieces means that even big names come with small price tags, meaning that miniatures make excellent presents. So, go on, what are you waiting for? Browse our selection of miniature works now…