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Les jardins de Fontainebleau
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 33 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 13 inch
$664
La Sainte-Victoire
Sébastien Arcouet
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$697
Borgo Toscano - Tuscany painting landscape & frame
Claudio Pallini
Painting - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$293
Le fond de ma tasse de café (1)
Andisheh Moghtaderpour
Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch
$210
Intento de Alcachofa
Natalia Gleason
Sculpture - 26 x 28 x 15 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 11 x 5.9 inch
$2,877
Dans la plaine, les baladins…
Bruno Montpied
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$553
Marines 3 - Paysage abstrait de bord de mer
Edith Heim
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$133
Consciousness beige
Eva Breitfuss
Painting - 50 x 50 x 6.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2.6 inch
$2,987
Shorebreak 6/9
Philip Hearsey
Sculpture - 11.5 x 34 x 13 cm Sculpture - 4.5 x 13.4 x 5.1 inch
$1,944
Hommage à Pompon
Michel Audiard
Sculpture - 25 x 50 x 16 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 19.7 x 6.3 inch
$1,438
Colours of the Pain
Kubra Aliyeva
Painting - 50 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$2,102
Left (paper) pieces : unknown world
Hansol Yoon
Painting - 44.7 x 27 x 1 cm Painting - 17.6 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,781
The Violets' Celebration
Tanya Sviatlichnaya
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$387
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
$443
Le bal des années 60
Zica Bérgami
Painting - 35 x 49 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,438
Geometric Composition
Georges Folmer
Painting - 0.1 x 45 x 61 cm Painting - 0 x 17.7 x 24 inch
$2,379
Ruban infini éclats de verres rouges
Jean-Jacques Joujon
Sculpture - 30 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,051
Sanctifiée V
Romain Liverato
Photography - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$3,319
The small siting cheetah
Marie Ackers
Sculpture - 42 x 15 x 20 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.9 x 7.9 inch
$8,164
Composition en Rouge, Jaune, Bleu, Noir
Piet Mondrian
Print - 47.5 x 35.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.7 x 14 x 0 inch
$1,106
Je suis une forêt en deuil
Emmanuelle Gendron
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch
$435
Le trio de pointus
Pedro Viana Parente
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$941
Hymne d'enfants
Akira Inumaru
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$775
Untitled (Bull)
Oscar Dominguez
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.8 x 0.4 inch
$21,023
Sunset squirtle : princess saori’s kawaii realm
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 45 x 38 x 38 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 15 x 15 inch
$8,299
Scène de rue en soirée
Fausto Zonaro
Painting - 28.5 x 36 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.2 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$2,112
Conversation à la Giudecca
Julien Solé
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$642
Femme feuille
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 30 x 17 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 6.7 x 4.3 inch
$1,328
Jardin imprévu - Pivoines
Gabriel Riesnert
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$443
Spiderman - Da Vinci Series
Andrea Boriani
Print - 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$166
Petit Totem Rectangle
Marie Guerrier
Sculpture - 32 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$1,328
The Scrooge (Red Edition)
Guillaume Leprette
Sculpture - 35 x 15 x 13 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 5.9 x 5.1 inch
$1,272
Shingle Wash
Lorna Holdcroft - Kirin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,231
Sci sull'acqua Venezia
Vittorio Pavan
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$719
Rue Saint Romain Rouen
Bernard Guilain
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$941
Imagined destinations, Night (Nuit)
Taisia Korotkova
Painting - 36 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$553
Imagen en Viaje #1
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 40 x 26.6 x 0.03 cm Photography - 15.7 x 10.5 x 0 inch
$5,532
Paysage des Alpes Suisse
Edoardo De Grada
Painting - 30 x 35.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 14 x 0.2 inch
$1,370
Femme au champ préparant un cheval de trait
Léon Georges Calves
Painting - 27 x 35 x 1.5 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch
$1,027
Urban friends on week end, Série Chat-mouflage
Nagsoul
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,051
El resplandor [The shining]
Gloria Matarazzo
Print - 20 x 30 x 0.5 cm Print - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$536
Dua Lipa Portrait
Annabell Mozer
Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,932
Abstrait Bleu n°4
Jacqueline Chatelain
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
$277
Fallen Angel
Raluca Arnautu
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$775 $581
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…