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Série Irréalité, l'amour du prochain
Benjamin Déguénon
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$1,563
Little girl with a watering can
Parenteau-Denoel & Mofart'z
Painting - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$502
Berlin Nights #1
Niklas Soestmeyer
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$589
Héraclès (portrait)
Jérôme Bouscarat
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$482
Danser sur l'écume- Portrait de femme
Glad_is_murmuring
Painting - 29 x 29 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 1.4 inch
$223
Cerises sur étagère
Philippe Destors
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,440
Scindapsus Pictus
Anne Pieussergues Dherbicourt
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 31 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch
$876
Ricardo Bofill. La Fábrica
Ilina Mustafina
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$625
Sans titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW2925
Henri Laurens
Print - 32 x 46.5 cm Print - 12.6 x 18.3 inch
$3,349
Vinyle Elvis Presley
La Marina Art
Painting - 49 x 49 x 1 cm Painting - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,177
Portrait bleu
Nathalie de la Happy Funky Family
Painting - 35 x 28 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 11 x 0.8 inch
$1,786
Un danseur près du Pompidou
Carmen Selma
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$270
Casserole with Kinder Surprise
Vikenti Komitski
Sculpture - 34 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$3,684
Couleurs en diffusion
Gregorio Vardanega
Sculpture - 35 x 33 x 18 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 13 x 7.1 inch
$16,744
Langue nouvelle
Agnès Dubart
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$240
Ambiance de plage
Clothilde Lasserre
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$748
Nurse in love (sérigraphie)
Regine Kolle
Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,674
Hommage à Otto Freundlich III
Hans Steinbrenner
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$447
o.T.
Julia Schrader
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$614
Liseuses au bord de mer, from Estampes
Francois Desnoyer
Print - 46 x 35.9 cm Print - 18.125 x 14.125 inch
$695
Autel profane Piège à plumes Bird Altar
Alexis Gorodine
Sculpture - 40 x 30 x 4 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$6,586 $3,293
Arbre 1956 Tree
Félix Billard
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,060
1986 Rhinocéros
Christophe Curien
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 inch
$1,111 $556
Arbre 1991 Tree, 3/15
Rodrigo Barrientos
Print - 28.5 x 25 x 0.25 cm Print - 11.2 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,060
Bust of a Horse
Domenico Mazzone
Sculpture - 20 x 37 x 12 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 14.6 x 4.7 inch
$8,484
Dreux
Joël Fougman
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$335 $285
Ours au poisson
Jean-Michel Chesné
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 inch
$949
Guitare Opus 1987
Jean Marcel Bertrand
Print - 31 x 23 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,105
Richard Wright, Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii
Jacques Boumendil
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$726
Nicolas de Staël dans son atelier
Denise Colomb
Photography - 30.8 x 38 cm Photography - 12.1 x 15 inch
$1,786
Backlit dogwood
Jeffrey Vaughn
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.81 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch
$1,948
Elephant Louis Vuitton Blue and Orange
Art Kristin
Sculpture - 23 x 26 x 11 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 10.2 x 4.3 inch
$1,340 $1,206
Summer landscape
Sandra Sélince Dubosq
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$3,349
ACT, Madonnas cycle, black
Malina Wieczorek
Painting - 50 x 50 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$4,019
Models - Body Kun (Two Types of Bodies)
Johannes Sivertsen
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$2,233
Untitled- 8
Nabibakhsh Mansoori
Painting - 21.59 x 27.94 x 2 cm Painting - 8.5 x 11 x 0.8 inch
$1,023
Touch my shadaow
Frédéric Vangeebergen
Fine Art Drawings - 38.5 x 28.5 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.2 x 11.2 x 0 inch
$558
Au fond de la rue principale de Valeyre
Eric Demelis
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$670
Personnages de manga n°1
Akemi Takada
Painting - 39 x 26.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.4 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch
$915
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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…