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Print, Everything is Going to be Alright (Work No. 3531), Martin Creed

Everything is Going to be Alright (Work No. 3531)

Martin Creed

Print - 29.8 x 41.9 cm

$3,500

Print, Bodegón eléctrico (Print), Jose Manuel Merello

Bodegón eléctrico (Print)

Jose Manuel Merello

Print - 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm

$339

Photography, Grand nord russe - Lonely tree, Georgii Vinogradov

Grand nord russe - Lonely tree

Georgii Vinogradov

Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.2 cm

$1,016

Sculpture, Etoile de Noël, Alain Louiset

Etoile de Noël

Alain Louiset

Sculpture - 39 x 35 x 15 cm

$1,016

Painting, Playboy (Novembre), Fenx

Playboy (Novembre)

Fenx

Painting - 40 x 30 x 4 cm

$3,388

Sculpture, Au revoir, Philippe Crivelli

Au revoir

Philippe Crivelli

Sculpture - 40 x 25 x 18 cm

$4,743

Print, The Rescue, Ibrahim Kodra

The Rescue

Ibrahim Kodra

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm

$407

Print, The orange sun, Bruno Saetti

The orange sun

Bruno Saetti

Print - 35 x 24 x 0.1 cm

$226

Print, The Matrix, Jay Kaes

The Matrix

Jay Kaes

Print - 46 x 46 x 3 cm

$565

Painting, Tea Picker, Grigol Chirinashvili

Tea Picker

Grigol Chirinashvili

Painting - 32 x 23 x 3 cm

$6,663

Print, Abstract Composition, Primo Conti

Abstract Composition

Primo Conti

Print - 33.3 x 23 x 0.1 cm

$339

Print, Garden of Eden, Charles Bragg

Garden of Eden

Charles Bragg

Print - 45.7 x 45.7 cm

$900

Print, Credo, Guy Ferrer

Credo

Guy Ferrer

Print - 40 x 28 cm

$508

Sculpture, Square Card, Joanna Danilo

Square Card

Joanna Danilo

Sculpture - 47 x 47 x 0.02 cm

$497

Fine Art Drawings, Needleshaped Silence – Imagine Absence, øjeRum

Needleshaped Silence – Imagine Absence

øjeRum

Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 34 x 1 cm

$395

Print, Navona Square (Rome, Italy), Giuseppe Malandrino

Navona Square (Rome, Italy)

Giuseppe Malandrino

Print - 29.6 x 21 x 0.3 cm

$248

Painting, Groningen 1 - Landscape painting, Jeroen Allart

Groningen 1 - Landscape painting

Jeroen Allart

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$2,710

Print, New York, Battery Park, Jean-Emile Laboureur

New York, Battery Park

Jean-Emile Laboureur

Print - 18 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm

$5,647

Painting, Natural Forces, The Toasters

Natural Forces

The Toasters

Painting - 29 x 19.5 cm

$226

Fine Art Drawings, Taxi Driver, June 13, Celso Castro

Taxi Driver, June 13

Celso Castro

Fine Art Drawings - 34.9 x 24.8 cm

$400

Photography, Solitude 2, Alexandra Breznay

Solitude 2

Alexandra Breznay

Photography - 50 x 40 x 1 cm

$678

Fine Art Drawings, Aachen, Phil Jarvis

Aachen

Phil Jarvis

Fine Art Drawings - 43.2 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm

$395

Photography, Mr et Mme Hulot - Photographie scène de vie en bord de mer, Denis Morel

Mr et Mme Hulot - Photographie scène de vie en bord de mer

Denis Morel

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$497

Print, Il cammino dell'alter, Massimo Petrucci

Il cammino dell'alter

Massimo Petrucci

Print - 35 x 50 x 0.3 cm

$282

Print, Cinco fragmentos I, Carlos Gonzalez

Cinco fragmentos I

Carlos Gonzalez

Print - 38.1 x 28.4 cm

$230

Fine Art Drawings, Mère et enfant, Herve Malcom Thomas

Mère et enfant

Herve Malcom Thomas

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$226

Sculpture, Volute, M Doe

Volute

M Doe

Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 50 cm

$791

Painting, Trash fashion, Lysiane D. Coste

Trash fashion

Lysiane D. Coste

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm

$147

Print, On East Side Rooftop, Martin Lewis

On East Side Rooftop

Martin Lewis

Print - 32.5 x 25 x 0.5 cm

$4,000

Painting, Edwige, Franck Delorme

Edwige

Franck Delorme

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm

$1,129

Painting, Africa, Inma Coll

Africa

Inma Coll

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2.5 cm

$2,891

Fine Art Drawings, La Mer 27, Richard Pommier

La Mer 27

Richard Pommier

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.8 cm

$215

Sculpture, Sea blue, Emanuil Ninov

Sea blue

Emanuil Ninov

Sculpture - 9 x 26.5 x 27.2 cm

$2,823

Sculpture, Unheimliche, Karine Payette

Unheimliche

Karine Payette

Sculpture - 38 x 22 x 22 cm

$8,131

Photography, Temporal Disorder - 19, Radu Corneliu Sarion

Temporal Disorder - 19

Radu Corneliu Sarion

Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$565

Painting, untitled, Sabine Becker

untitled

Sabine Becker

Painting - 44.5 x 44.5 x 0.5 cm

$2,484

Design, Vintage Silver Centrepiece and Tray, Luigi Genazzi

Vintage Silver Centrepiece and Tray

Luigi Genazzi

Design - 44 x 38 x 31 cm

$7,905

Fine Art Drawings, Simple Uncle Sam, Jeff Ladouceur

Simple Uncle Sam

Jeff Ladouceur

Fine Art Drawings - 27.3 x 22.2 x 1.3 cm

$4,500 $2,475

Fine Art Drawings, Drawing I, Nigel Howlett

Drawing I

Nigel Howlett

Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 20 x 1.3 cm

$3,500 $1,925

Painting, Menina, Miguel Amate

Menina

Miguel Amate

Painting - 41 x 32.5 x 1.5 cm

$4,099

Painting, Traffic light, Darko

Traffic light

Darko

Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm

$339

Painting, Assemblage, Sima Jahangirian

Assemblage

Sima Jahangirian

Painting - 39 x 29 x 3.5 cm

$565

Painting, Sèrie Albades. Albada 02, Oriol Texidor

Sèrie Albades. Albada 02

Oriol Texidor

Painting - 37.5 x 15 x 2 cm

$525

Print, Erker-Treffen 1, Bernhard Heiliger

Erker-Treffen 1

Bernhard Heiliger

Print - 38 x 28 cm

$281

Print, Pfizer Kekli, Kekli

Pfizer Kekli

Kekli

Print - 33 x 48.3 x 0.3 cm

$113

Sculpture, Bull, Krikor Avessian

Bull

Krikor Avessian

Sculpture - 48 x 43.5 x 14 cm

$6,360 $5,724

Painting, Sans titre, Maurice Sage

Sans titre

Maurice Sage

Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 cm

$226

Photography, Carolyn Carlson 4, Claude Lê Anh

Carolyn Carlson 4

Claude Lê Anh

Photography - 40 x 30 cm

$339

Print, Vegetation, Daniele Dimitri

Vegetation

Daniele Dimitri

Print - 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm

$226

Fine Art Drawings, Easy does it, DHDLP

Easy does it

DHDLP

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 22 x 1 cm

$215

Painting, Sans titre, Yiannis Kadras

Sans titre

Yiannis Kadras

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$280

Print, Stay Wild, Jorien Stel

Stay Wild

Jorien Stel

Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$395

Print, Il s'en va, Mylène Vignon

Il s'en va

Mylène Vignon

Print - 32 x 24 cm

$339

Print, Button, Domenico Gnoli

Button

Domenico Gnoli

Print - 21 x 29.4 x 0.1 cm

$16,375

Painting, Gouache d'étude pour Gitanes, Pierre Fix-Masseau

Gouache d'étude pour Gitanes

Pierre Fix-Masseau

Painting - 41 x 30 x 0.3 cm

$3,953

Painting, Sans titre, Mechtilt

Sans titre

Mechtilt

Painting - 45 x 27.5 cm

$3,614

Sculpture, Toréador, José Pirès

Toréador

José Pirès

Sculpture - 42 x 13 x 13 cm

$327

Photography, Terres brûlées I, Luc Médrinal

Terres brûlées I

Luc Médrinal

Photography - 33 x 35 x 0.5 cm

$678

Photography, Sans 1, Lucien Hervé

Sans 1

Lucien Hervé

Photography - 40 x 30 cm

$3,388

Print, Cigarette after diner, Liroy

Cigarette after diner

Liroy

Print - 50 x 40 x 0.01 cm

$339

Painting, Printemps au Poulain - série Paysage marin de Belle-île-en-Mer, Virginie Le Roy

Printemps au Poulain - série Paysage marin de Belle-île-en-Mer

Virginie Le Roy

Painting - 27 x 41 x 2 cm

$423

Painting, Rossinhòu rossinholet, Chiara Scarpone

Rossinhòu rossinholet

Chiara Scarpone

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,073

Photography, Dad’s wedding I, Kalin Mihov

Dad’s wedding I

Kalin Mihov

Photography - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$418

Design, Grand Dollar Keith Haring rose amoureux(3) (1) (1) (3), Robert Sgarra

Grand Dollar Keith Haring rose amoureux(3) (1) (1) (3)

Robert Sgarra

Design - 18 x 38 x 0.5 cm

$361

Photography, Rocks and Surf, St. Augustine, Florida, John Flatz

Rocks and Surf, St. Augustine, Florida

John Flatz

Photography - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm

$455

Painting, Ngurlu Jukurrpa (Native seed dreaming), Nardia Stafford Napurrurla

Ngurlu Jukurrpa (Native seed dreaming)

Nardia Stafford Napurrurla

Painting - 40 x 40 cm

$565

Painting, Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water dreaming) - Puyurru, Gwendolyn Martin Nangala

Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water dreaming) - Puyurru

Gwendolyn Martin Nangala

Painting - 40 x 40 cm

$565

Painting, Stone pot with apples, Jan Nederlof

Stone pot with apples

Jan Nederlof

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm

$4,122

Fine Art Drawings, Etude pour Raboliot, Jean Commère

Etude pour Raboliot

Jean Commère

Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 27 x 0.2 cm

$339

Painting, Crabe de vase (Eurytium limosum), Teuthis

Crabe de vase (Eurytium limosum)

Teuthis

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$1,468

Print, Print Gainsbourg, Vincent Pompetti

Print Gainsbourg

Vincent Pompetti

Print - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm

$136

Painting, Tri_Lion, Ana Kim

Tri_Lion

Ana Kim

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm

$621

Sculpture, Pitchou cute purple rain, Fratz & Gio

Pitchou cute purple rain

Fratz & Gio

Sculpture - 47 x 25 x 50 cm

$6,663

Fine Art Drawings, E.ete 3, Boss Arts 115

E.ete 3

Boss Arts 115

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 1 cm

$226

Fine Art Drawings, Rêver de toi, Audrey Faivre

Rêver de toi

Audrey Faivre

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm

$350

Sculpture, Reading Together Sky & Misty SIII, Petra Dorst

Reading Together Sky & Misty SIII

Petra Dorst

Sculpture - 38 x 24 x 20 cm

$4,461

Print, Kosme passage 11, Georges Point

Kosme passage 11

Georges Point

Print - 28 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm

$226

Fine Art Drawings, Le Travail à la Longe, Georges Carrey

Le Travail à la Longe

Georges Carrey

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm

$339

Sculpture, Milarius Dogonarus, Michel Flamme

Milarius Dogonarus

Michel Flamme

Sculpture - 48 x 26 x 30 cm

$2,597

Fine Art Drawings, Baiser, Meriame Louattani

Baiser

Meriame Louattani

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm

$124

Print, Landscape, Mario Logli

Landscape

Mario Logli

Print - 33 x 23 x 0.1 cm

$339

Fine Art Drawings, Albert Einstein, Nam June Paik

Albert Einstein

Nam June Paik

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 39 cm

$4,065

Print, Sans titre, Elia Pagliarino

Sans titre

Elia Pagliarino

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.8 cm

$136

Photography, Sous le soleil exactement, Guy Thouvignon

Sous le soleil exactement

Guy Thouvignon

Photography - 42 x 28 x 1 cm

$339

Print, Sans titre (66), Shinera

Sans titre (66)

Shinera

Print - 47 x 34 x 0.01 cm

$136

Sculpture, Marabout, Grigor Mitsev

Marabout

Grigor Mitsev

Sculpture - 35 x 18 x 14 cm

$2,484

Print, Sans titre, Joaquim Ferrer

Sans titre

Joaquim Ferrer

Print - 38 x 28 cm

$282

Sculpture, Carreta Herencia de mi Tierra, Manuel Cruz Prudencio

Carreta Herencia de mi Tierra

Manuel Cruz Prudencio

Sculpture - 33 x 48 x 28 cm

$2,500

Sculpture, Sans titre, Francesc Bordas

Sans titre

Francesc Bordas

Sculpture - 30.5 x 33 x 10 cm

$3,953

Print, Liberté mon Amour, Antonio Camaró

Liberté mon Amour

Antonio Camaró

Print - 49 x 33 cm

$2,597

Print, Throwing three balls in the air to get a straight line (best of thirty-six attempts), John Baldessari

Throwing three balls in the air to get a straight line (best of thirty-six attempts)

John Baldessari

Print - 24.2 x 32.3 x 0.1 cm

$10,954

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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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