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Photography, Mandala 8A, Emma Anna

Mandala 8A

Emma Anna

Photography - 49.5 x 49.5 x 0.3 cm

$900

Sculpture, Gravité 4, Marc-André Metais

Gravité 4

Marc-André Metais

Sculpture - 40 x 40 cm

$678

Print, Composition II, Tamara Bakhshinyan

Composition II

Tamara Bakhshinyan

Print - 30 x 23 x 2 cm

$112

Painting, Cartwheel Galaxy, Stankey

Cartwheel Galaxy

Stankey

Painting - 27 x 27 x 3 cm

$1,525

Print, Tre linee con arabesco n. 368, Giorgio Griffa

Tre linee con arabesco n. 368

Giorgio Griffa

Print - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$452

Sculpture, Poulpe, Lucie Linder

Poulpe

Lucie Linder

Sculpture - 30 x 50 x 13 cm

$1,355

Painting, Le ciel safran, Patricia Ritschard

Le ciel safran

Patricia Ritschard

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,016

Print, Legacy, Helio Bray

Legacy

Helio Bray

Print - 40 x 50 x 4 cm

$903

Painting, Adulation, Yasmin Drummond

Adulation

Yasmin Drummond

Painting - 30 x 11 x 1 cm

$3,444

Sculpture, Polychrome #3, Bruno Durieux

Polychrome #3

Bruno Durieux

Sculpture - 25 x 45 x 15 cm

$2,259

Painting, Costa Ligure, Yves Gianni

Costa Ligure

Yves Gianni

Painting - 31 x 49 x 0.5 cm

$1,031

Photography, Still Life, Chiara Bettazzi

Still Life

Chiara Bettazzi

Photography - 24 x 36 cm

$395

Fine Art Drawings, La Mère Fénollan (la Mère marchande), Edouard Eugène Vallet

La Mère Fénollan (la Mère marchande)

Edouard Eugène Vallet

Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 23 x 0.3 cm

$1,135

Fine Art Drawings, Cléopâtre d'après Michelangela, Laurent Perbos

Cléopâtre d'après Michelangela

Laurent Perbos

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.5 cm

$1,084

Print, Fraktion de contre vagues I, Jean-Pierre Stholl

Fraktion de contre vagues I

Jean-Pierre Stholl

Print - 28 x 21 cm

$102

Fine Art Drawings, Épreuve d'essai pour logis de terre, Raoul Ubac

Épreuve d'essai pour logis de terre

Raoul Ubac

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 17 x 0.01 cm

$452

Photography, BRUSKement. Zen, Bze Bzeland

BRUSKement. Zen

Bze Bzeland

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm

$226

Painting, Il sofa rosso, Aleardo Villa

Il sofa rosso

Aleardo Villa

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,779

Sculpture, Lip small size, Bahador Saeedi

Lip small size

Bahador Saeedi

Sculpture - 32 x 45 x 27 cm

$2,259

Print, George Stangs Street, Ivar Nordhagen

George Stangs Street

Ivar Nordhagen

Print - 45 x 40 cm

$2,033

Painting, A place I, Clem Morera

A place I

Clem Morera

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,581

Print, Amour 6, Cristina Moroño

Amour 6

Cristina Moroño

Print - 42 x 35 cm

$565

Painting, Ste Victoire and Zola Dam view from Bibemus, After Cézanne, Madeleine Love

Ste Victoire and Zola Dam view from Bibemus, After Cézanne

Madeleine Love

Painting - 41 x 33 x 3 cm

$1,016

Painting, Vibe Rant 1, Heather Meyer

Vibe Rant 1

Heather Meyer

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,976

Painting, Divide & Paint #031, So Hyun Guk

Divide & Paint #031

So Hyun Guk

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,637

Painting, W.I.T.T.Y, Carmen Neagos

W.I.T.T.Y

Carmen Neagos

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,976

Painting, Contemplation, Alison C

Contemplation

Alison C

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm

$847

Print, La demeure de Lancelot, Jean Moiras

La demeure de Lancelot

Jean Moiras

Print - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$621

Fine Art Drawings, Loupe, Mac Olomb

Loupe

Mac Olomb

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 31 x 1 cm

$1,412

Fine Art Drawings, Popping out flower, Tinazavi

Popping out flower

Tinazavi

Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 2 cm

$1,186

Painting, Breaking Through, Dominika Switala

Breaking Through

Dominika Switala

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,525

Painting, Don't hide your colors, Melanie Poulina

Don't hide your colors

Melanie Poulina

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,242

Painting, Persistence, Shiho

Persistence

Shiho

Painting - 22 x 27.3 x 3 cm

$847

Painting, Marmalade, Nadezhda Raplya

Marmalade

Nadezhda Raplya

Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,920

Print, Boozy Uzi, Bill Barminski

Boozy Uzi

Bill Barminski

Print - 30.5 x 30.5 x 1 cm

$1,000

Painting, Yume. Dream, Léon Kiddo

Yume. Dream

Léon Kiddo

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm

$903

Print, Untitled, Luis Gordillo

Untitled

Luis Gordillo

Print - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0 cm

$700

Print, Something in the grass, Maki Kishigami

Something in the grass

Maki Kishigami

Print - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,525

Painting, N°72, Diane Hubesch

N°72

Diane Hubesch

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$2,259

Fine Art Drawings, Transformation. Airport, Anna Kazmina

Transformation. Airport

Anna Kazmina

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 38 x 0.1 cm

$1,468

Painting, Calendula, Alke Schmidt

Calendula

Alke Schmidt

Painting - 46 x 36 x 1 cm

$1,429

Photography, A Scenic View of a Quiet Stream at the Foot of Melawati Hills, Jess Hon

A Scenic View of a Quiet Stream at the Foot of Melawati Hills

Jess Hon

Photography - 41 x 31 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Sculpture, Money bomb, Thierry Trivès

Money bomb

Thierry Trivès

Sculpture - 27 x 20 x 20 cm

$2,033

Painting, I live under my hat  5, Marie-F Turner

I live under my hat 5

Marie-F Turner

Painting - 50 x 50 cm

$790

Painting, Mosaic, Julie Waas

Mosaic

Julie Waas

Painting - 26.67 x 26.67 x 3 cm

$1,129

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Pierre Segoh

Sans titre

Pierre Segoh

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 cm

$903

Painting, Voyage, Simone Schmid

Voyage

Simone Schmid

Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm

$734

Fine Art Drawings, Provencale No.13, Pascal Plazanet

Provencale No.13

Pascal Plazanet

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 42 x 0.1 cm

$1,016

Painting, Provençale No. 20, Pascal Plazanet

Provençale No. 20

Pascal Plazanet

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Locked Space VI, Trayana Panayotova

Locked Space VI

Trayana Panayotova

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$847

Painting, Vista, Marc Mitchard

Vista

Marc Mitchard

Painting - 15.5 x 28 x 5 cm

$1,284

Sculpture, Nani Clein d’œil, Lucie Poureau

Nani Clein d’œil

Lucie Poureau

Sculpture - 50 x 30 x 20.5 cm

$2,033

Sculpture, No signal, Fabrice Dal'Secco

No signal

Fabrice Dal'Secco

Sculpture - 37 x 10 x 10 cm

$903

Painting, Environs de Grasse, Tony Cardella

Environs de Grasse

Tony Cardella

Painting - 41 x 33 cm

$1,694

Painting, A fly in the soup, that was the cause of the great war, Iñigo Navarro

A fly in the soup, that was the cause of the great war

Iñigo Navarro

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,581

Fine Art Drawings, Asie, Deville-Chabrolle

Asie

Deville-Chabrolle

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 cm

$2,259

Fine Art Drawings, Terrasse des paresseux, Topolino

Terrasse des paresseux

Topolino

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.5 cm

$621

Painting, Dark Nomad, Karla Carranza

Dark Nomad

Karla Carranza

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm

$5,071

Photography, Le Quai de Seine à Paris - série bords de Seine, Thierry Bazin

Le Quai de Seine à Paris - série bords de Seine

Thierry Bazin

Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.5 cm

$327

Fine Art Drawings, La Libia, Gabriele Galantara

La Libia

Gabriele Galantara

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm

$1,242

Painting, Ancient Egyptian Woman Figure, Mario Molinari

Ancient Egyptian Woman Figure

Mario Molinari

Painting - 34.5 x 16.2 x 0.1 cm

$565

Fine Art Drawings, Ancient Egyptian Woman Figure, Mario Molinari

Ancient Egyptian Woman Figure

Mario Molinari

Fine Art Drawings - 34.5 x 16.2 x 0.1 cm

$565

Photography, Sans titre 3, Thierry Valencin

Sans titre 3

Thierry Valencin

Photography - 43 x 33 x 3 cm

$1,186

Photography, Self-Portrait 20.62, Arthur Hent

Self-Portrait 20.62

Arthur Hent

Photography - 40 x 30 x 2.5 cm

$791

Print, Structure XXIV, Jan Pamula

Structure XXIV

Jan Pamula

Print - 41 x 28 cm

$508

Painting, Anémones aux rayures bleues, Daniel Couthures

Anémones aux rayures bleues

Daniel Couthures

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm

$1,129

Painting, Rozbras, Bruno Tremohars

Rozbras

Bruno Tremohars

Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm

$768

Painting, Continuum 4 - Paris, Ann Thomson

Continuum 4 - Paris

Ann Thomson

Painting - 27 x 22 cm

$565

Painting, 45º, Rosarinho Andrade

45º

Rosarinho Andrade

Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm

$621

Fine Art Drawings, Coffee & Cigarette 5, Andrea Vandoni

Coffee & Cigarette 5

Andrea Vandoni

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$565

Fine Art Drawings, Madame, Léa Vandeveld

Madame

Léa Vandeveld

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$819

Sculpture, Ceramic Sound Box, Ekta Bagri

Ceramic Sound Box

Ekta Bagri

Sculpture - 32 x 25 x 25 cm

$1,525

Painting, Silence, Jim Lagasse

Silence

Jim Lagasse

Painting - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm

$475

Fine Art Drawings, Floating in space I, Yoli Yang

Floating in space I

Yoli Yang

Fine Art Drawings - 27.3 x 39.5 x 2 cm

$1,355

Sculpture, Figura 17, Pablo Ferrer

Figura 17

Pablo Ferrer

Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 40 cm

$1,355

Painting, Transient 1, Eri Tsujii

Transient 1

Eri Tsujii

Painting - 38 x 45.5 x 3 cm

$1,129

Painting, Genèse, Emmanuelle Williot

Genèse

Emmanuelle Williot

Painting - 42 x 30 x 0.5 cm

$1,807

Fine Art Drawings, Botanical #5, Joanna

Botanical #5

Joanna

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 2 cm

$960

Painting, Best Laid Plans, Soraya Farha

Best Laid Plans

Soraya Farha

Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,073

Fine Art Drawings, Happy Toys, Elene Melikidze

Happy Toys

Elene Melikidze

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$1,468

Painting, Ghosty 1, Charlotte Sapene

Ghosty 1

Charlotte Sapene

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$847

Painting, Bob, Nani-Arts

Bob

Nani-Arts

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Midnight Bliss, Juanita Paulino

Midnight Bliss

Juanita Paulino

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,975

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Lucio Fontana

Untitled

Lucio Fontana

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm

$24,845

Painting, Nuvuti #60, Jeanne Fredac

Nuvuti #60

Jeanne Fredac

Painting - 50 x 23 x 0.3 cm

$791

Sculpture, Subtle 5, Anoni Mouse

Subtle 5

Anoni Mouse

Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 15.24 cm

$244

Painting, Abstrait Ref BDNW8099, Lutka Pink

Abstrait Ref BDNW8099

Lutka Pink

Painting - 34 x 24 cm

$734

Print, Stay, Kevin Peterson

Stay

Kevin Peterson

Print - 46 x 46 cm

$791

Print, Trace, Tadashi Nishida

Trace

Tadashi Nishida

Print - 45 x 45 x 3 cm

$706

Painting, Free Assange, OneFake

Free Assange

OneFake

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm

$168

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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…

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