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Dans l'oeil de l'amour il y a une mine de verre
Henry Maurice
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 39 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,220
One Fountain at the mountains IV
Francisco Nicolás
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 31 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch
$977
Venus of Willendorf
Michal Zaczynski
Sculpture - 33 x 16 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch
$1,830
Venir la voir, voir l’avenir, la voir venir
Petites Luxures
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$999
Room 310 - 12 Prints Collector Portfolio # 3 - Fine Art Photography
Eric Ceccarini
Print - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Print - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$899
Immersió 051
Oriol Texidor
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$1,387
Statue of a woman (1)
Fabrizio Savi
Sculpture - 45 x 14 x 10 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 5.5 x 3.9 inch
$1,443
Nude of Woman
Toti Scialoja
Fine Art Drawings - 36.3 x 26.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.3 x 10.3 x 0 inch
$1,332
Surrealist Nude
Antoine Malliarakis (Mayo)
Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$832
Nu VI
Mirco Marcacci
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$988
The Plainness of the Pre-Baroque
Douglas Ross
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Photography - 20 x 16 inch
$1,082
Jeune victoire série corps de femme
Chantal Molinié Jonquet
Sculpture - 36 x 16 x 26 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 6.3 x 10.2 inch
$3,774
Lovers 5 Amoureux
Simão Da Silva
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,998
Satyr with Young Faun on his Shoulders
Aurelio Mistruzzi
Sculpture - 31 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
$4,440
Venus Violet
Yasen Zgurovski
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$233
Femme verte de dos
Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Print - 35 x 24.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.6 x 0.1 inch
$610
La Femme au centre du monde
Christophe Stephan Durand
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,776
Sans titre
Michel Lablais
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 23.5 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
$777
La plus précieuse des lèpres
Gilles Rimbault
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$832
A woman / Une femme
Giuseppe del Debbio
Sculpture - 47 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
$4,995
Triptomatic. Death to the Hallmark Holliday
Carl Pascuzzi
Photography - 31 x 46 x 0.3 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$777
My Favorite Dance - Série 1 #2
Agnès Godard
Photography - 39 x 29 cm Photography - 15.4 x 11.4 inch
$1,332
Nature morte à la guitare et statue
Pippo Oriani
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 44.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch
$606
Kinbaku-bi, l’art japonais du bondage érotique - 3 volumes sous Coffret en bois
Nobuyoshi Araki
Photography - 33 x 29 x 20 cm Photography - 13 x 11.4 x 7.9 inch
$3,885
Man on the Rock
Giuseppe Migneco
Sculpture - 22 x 30 x 23 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 11.8 x 9.1 inch
$5,106
Bronze omnia vincit amor
Andréa Giorgi
Sculpture - 28 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch
$7,770
Nude
Michal Bajsarowicz
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$444
Hansel and Gretel, Original Print of Watercolor drawing
Simon Kozhin
Print - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Scène érotique
Pierre Ambrogiani
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 22 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch
$566
Dante Meets Virgil
Pericle Fazzini
Sculpture - 33 x 25 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 13 x 9.8 x 1 inch
$9,990
1979 Eva Nue Eve Nude
Serge Stephanie
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 inch
$1,104
Sylvana Lorenz by Sylvana Lorenz Rime pour Prince Pierre
Sylvana Lorenz
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,088
Venus au maquereau
Bernard Terreaux
Sculpture - 26 x 30 x 44 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 11.8 x 17.3 inch
$1,088
Le Scan de la Vierge
Emmanuel Pons
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 34 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch
$3,319
No title
Katarzyna Zygadlewicz
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$544
L'intellectuel
Farzaneh Hosseini
Sculpture - 41 x 33 x 22 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 13 x 8.7 inch
$2,775
Amalia de Golzinne
Dominique Regnier
Sculpture - 38 x 23 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15 x 9.1 x 5.9 inch
$3,885
All your eyes are fire
Carles Gomila
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 inch
$1,332
Porter Man n°1048
Keivan Beiranvand
Sculpture - 30 x 21 x 14 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 inch
$2,775
Fatal encuentro
Mahé Boissel
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$555
Amuleto- B&W Photograph Portrait of the artist Framed
Marta María Pérez Bravo
Photography - 48.9 x 38.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.25 x 15.25 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Jeune femme pensive
Jean Daniel Guerry
Sculpture - 27 x 17.5 x 14 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 6.9 x 5.5 inch
$3,268
The man in the Well
Alberto Savinio
Print - 37.4 x 26.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 14.7 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,886
Palme de la Victoire
Pierre Le Faguays
Sculpture - 42 x 11 x 12 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 4.3 x 4.7 inch
$3,885
Small
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…