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Entrance to Tower Bridge
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 44 x 30 x 4 cm Print - 17.3 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$641
Femme à la moto
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
$420
Crete - an icon
Leszek Rózga
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 7.9 inch
$941
La Vague
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 37 x 26 x 13 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 10.2 x 5.1 inch
$1,660
La folie du jour 2, Maurice Blanchot
Bram van Velde
Print - 27 x 31 cm Print - 10.6 x 12.2 inch
$664
Spa Henna 2
Anthony Horth
Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 17.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,100
La Plage - série bord de mer
Carla PM
Painting - 31 x 23 x 3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch
$432
Trapezist
Eugene Berman
Fine Art Drawings - 23.7 x 31.8 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,217
Le printemps revient
Agnès Cellérier
Painting - 16 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 6.3 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$148
Perspective d'animal
Georges Bru
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch
$1,660
Bug in the system 009
Pierre-Emmanuel Chatiliez
Print - 21 x 50 x 2 cm Print - 8.3 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,383
Butterflies
Tamara Bakhshinyan
Painting - 27 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$277 $249
Chimi Moryo
Tomo Sakurai
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$1,881
Carré noir, bleu et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$387
Primitif oneline Graff (Nef & Bze collaboration)
Bze Bzeland
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$221
Star (Red on Blue/Pink)
Matthew Rose
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$553
Star (Yellow/Pink on Pink)
Matthew Rose
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$553
Star (Blue on Yellow/Pink)
Matthew Rose
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$553
La mouche bleue (The Blue Fly)
Matthew Rose
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$830
Mrs Beeton's Household Guide
Adele Moreau
Sculpture - 44 x 39 x 8 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 15.4 x 3.1 inch
$842
Half Hours in the Far East
Adele Moreau
Sculpture - 45.5 x 40.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 17.9 x 15.9 x 3.1 inch
$972
30's Upside Down
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$133
Série Être arbres - Faire forêt ensemble 3
Olivier Pasquiers
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$741
Tricky Town, the collapsed city. N°5
Oneartist
Sculpture - 15 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$874
Tricky Town, the collapsed city. N°4
Oneartist
Sculpture - 15 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$874
Tricky Town, the collapsed city. N°2
Oneartist
Sculpture - 15 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$874
Tricky Town, the collapsed city
Oneartist
Sculpture - 15 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$874
Towards a Better World
Antony Squizzato
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$437
Le danseur de kabuki
Claude Weisbuch
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 32 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 12.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,434
Où est Charlie ? VII
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$138
Un amour de salamandre
Samsofy
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$66
Both these expressions and especially the first are remarkable.
Yrjö Edelmann
Print - 38 x 30 cm Print - 15 x 11.8 inch
$387
Toits de Paris III
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$111
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…