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More Than a Bird More Than a Plane
Derek Gores
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,346
Expressionisme
Alban Garachon
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10.6 inch
$561
Two Orientalist Subjects
Amedeo Momo Simonetti
Painting - 38 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$1,346
West Broadway & Bowery
Susana Aldanondo
Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 0.8 inch
$1,400
Journal d'un confiné 47
André Cervera
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$314
Hydrocarbure
Stéphane Martin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.04 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$168
Green violin 1990 Violon vert
Jeanine Belinska
Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,116 $559
Self Control n°1192
Mohammad Mardi
Sculpture - 10 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
$1,683
Jeune femme endormie
Eugène Bégarat
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,132
To be different
Alessandro Capodici
Painting - 42 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
$95
Mountain rainbow
Adrian Bangerter
Painting - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2 cm Painting - 11 x 14 x 0.8 inch
$1,100
43-2018
Angel De la Peña
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,851
Patriarche
Christine Marie Nobre
Sculpture - 35 x 30 x 26 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 11.8 x 10.2 inch
$898
Clown triste
Violaine Boisivon
Sculpture - 16 x 42 x 39 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 16.5 x 15.4 inch
$1,683
Still Life (Flowers)
Natalya Listopad
Painting - 33 x 27 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$600
Margueritte, rosalie, and cow
Christophe Thiry
Painting - 24 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,571
Invité au repas 15
Roger Decaux
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$1,010
Littel Girn with QR code
Charlotte Parenteau-Denoël
Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$429
Sans titre
Adam Nidzgorski
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$729
Just the End of the world.
Eve Saint Jean
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 26 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 10.25 inch
$115
Crouched Lioness and Rabbits
Wilhelm Lorenz
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 44.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch
$617
Rouleaux bleus et verts n°12 - Paysage marin et tumulte de la mer
Marie-Joëlle Cédat
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$639
Hymne à l'amour
Emilie Teillaud
Sculpture - 42 x 22 x 12 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 8.7 x 4.7 inch
$2,132
Sans Titre 11 - Ref BDNW9153
Jean-Pierre Stora
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 12.6 inch
$1,066
Adrian's dreams
Clément Herrmann
Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$1,122
Portrait de femme amérindienne
Edouard Morerod
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$919
Chinese Interior #1
Robert van der Hilst
Photography - 42 x 49 cm Photography - 16.5 x 19.3 inch
$2,019 $1,717
Nature morte II 1993 Sitll life II
P Girot
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.3 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,116
Femme d'Afrique du Nord
Francisque Noailly
Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$747
Château d'Eau
Georges Albert Fustier
Painting - 26 x 36 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$804
Sans Titre
Jean-Gabriel Chauvin
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 inch
$1,010
Crisis of the Foreign Debt and Development
Bettino Craxi
Print - 48 x 34 x 0.5 cm Print - 18.9 x 13.4 x 0.2 inch
$617
Jeune enfant jouant
Ernest Samuel Geiger
Painting - 31 x 17 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.2 x 6.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,931
Sin título I
Miquela Vidal Barceló
Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$2,238
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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…