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Painting, Ceramica #86, Elisabeth Serre

Ceramica #86

Elisabeth Serre

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm

$1,073

Painting, Ceramica #85, Elisabeth Serre

Ceramica #85

Elisabeth Serre

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm

$1,073

Photography, Sans titre, Julien Drogoul

Sans titre

Julien Drogoul

Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm

$282

Painting, Ceramica #84, Elisabeth Serre

Ceramica #84

Elisabeth Serre

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm

$1,073

Painting, Ceramica #83, Elisabeth Serre

Ceramica #83

Elisabeth Serre

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm

$1,073

Photography, Sanstitre, Julien Drogoul

Sanstitre

Julien Drogoul

Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm

$282

Painting, Bright Love - Teal & Golden II, Daniela Pasqualini

Bright Love - Teal & Golden II

Daniela Pasqualini

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm

$500

Painting, Grand Canal, vu du Rialto, Julien Solé

Grand Canal, vu du Rialto

Julien Solé

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm

$655

Sculpture, Idylle, Celkha

Idylle

Celkha

Sculpture - 35 x 18 x 21 cm

$3,162

Painting, Fra l'Erba, Luigi Iona

Fra l'Erba

Luigi Iona

Painting - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm

$102

Sculpture, Hermes Black, Studio Snek

Hermes Black

Studio Snek

Sculpture - 28 x 23 x 6 cm

$423

Painting, David Bowie - série Cadres Louis Vuitton, Nathalie Zelman

David Bowie - série Cadres Louis Vuitton

Nathalie Zelman

Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$565

Painting, John Lennon - série Cadres Louis Vuitton, Nathalie Zelman

John Lennon - série Cadres Louis Vuitton

Nathalie Zelman

Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$565

Print, By the end of the day, Atsuko Ishii

By the end of the day

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 24 x 30 x 0.5 cm

$147

Print, Nobody ever tells you, Atsuko Ishii

Nobody ever tells you

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm

$147

Print, A picnic with godzilla 2, Atsuko Ishii

A picnic with godzilla 2

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm

$147

Print, And suddenly, Atsuko Ishii

And suddenly

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm

$147

Print, Too good to be true, Atsuko Ishii

Too good to be true

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm

$147

Print, Finding nemo, Atsuko Ishii

Finding nemo

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm

$147

Print, Junction, Atsuko Ishii

Junction

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm

$147

Print, Every single now, Atsuko Ishii

Every single now

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm

$147

Painting, Esplosione, Claudia Cabboi

Esplosione

Claudia Cabboi

Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm

$452

Painting, Red poppies, Mateos Sargsyan

Red poppies

Mateos Sargsyan

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$360

Painting, Blu samouraï, Julien Soone

Blu samouraï

Julien Soone

Painting - 30 x 20 x 1 cm

$282

Print, MarteauxKiss, Bruno Roudil

MarteauxKiss

Bruno Roudil

Print - 32 x 24 x 2 cm

$407

Print, Armoiries, Bruno Roudil

Armoiries

Bruno Roudil

Print - 32 x 24 x 2 cm

$407

Design, Jeunesse stool wenge, Duccio Maria Gambi

Jeunesse stool wenge

Duccio Maria Gambi

Design - 43 x 41.5 x 32 cm

$4,122

Design, Jeunesse stool orange, Duccio Maria Gambi

Jeunesse stool orange

Duccio Maria Gambi

Design - 43 x 41.5 x 32 cm

$4,122

Painting, Imagined destinations, Underwater ( Sous l’eau ), Taisia Korotkova

Imagined destinations, Underwater ( Sous l’eau )

Taisia Korotkova

Painting - 36 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$565

Painting, Imagined destinations, Winter (L'hiver), Taisia Korotkova

Imagined destinations, Winter (L'hiver)

Taisia Korotkova

Painting - 50 x 36 x 0.2 cm

$565

Painting, La guerre des couleurs, Antoine Josse

La guerre des couleurs

Antoine Josse

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$903

Painting, The arms of the little Cupid, Lilit Soghomonyan

The arms of the little Cupid

Lilit Soghomonyan

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,807 $1,590

Sculpture, Petit Léopard sur le rocher, Patrick Villas

Petit Léopard sur le rocher

Patrick Villas

Sculpture - 29 x 23 x 16 cm

$6,776

Painting, Panthère Rose Luxe, Vili

Panthère Rose Luxe

Vili

Painting - 30 x 21 x 1 cm

$85 $77

Painting, Cayenne Pepper, Emmanuel Adiamah

Cayenne Pepper

Emmanuel Adiamah

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 10.2 cm

$4,500

Sculpture, I Love You, Diederik Van Apple

I Love You

Diederik Van Apple

Sculpture - 36 x 33 x 15 cm

$672

Painting, Tripe, Meteo Meteo

Tripe

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm

$130

Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo

Cage / Sans titre

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm

$130 $78

Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo

Cage / Sans titre

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm

$130 $78

Painting, Récolte de la canne à sucre, Robson Barros

Récolte de la canne à sucre

Robson Barros

Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,129

Painting, Les dunes, Sophie Dumont

Les dunes

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm

$892

Painting, Chaleur d'été - Abstraction et matière - série entre imaginaire et réel, Marie Mercier dite MALCQ

Chaleur d'été - Abstraction et matière - série entre imaginaire et réel

Marie Mercier dite MALCQ

Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm

$339

Fine Art Drawings, Nurse and dog, Ray Smith

Nurse and dog

Ray Smith

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 37 x 0.1 cm

$1,242

Fine Art Drawings, Medicine lesson, Ray Smith

Medicine lesson

Ray Smith

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 37 x 0.1 cm

$1,242

Painting, Parure, Florence Boré

Parure

Florence Boré

Painting - 44 x 50 x 0.5 cm

$1,807

Fine Art Drawings, sans titre, Juliette Wegrzyk

sans titre

Juliette Wegrzyk

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm

$1,242

Sculpture, White Corners, Simone De Rosa

White Corners

Simone De Rosa

Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 4 cm

$440

Sculpture, Yellow Corners, Simone De Rosa

Yellow Corners

Simone De Rosa

Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 4 cm

$440

Sculpture, Kaws, Alessandro Padovan

Kaws

Alessandro Padovan

Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 6 cm

$565

Painting, Avant scène, Marie Montagnat

Avant scène

Marie Montagnat

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$339

Sculpture, Mini Goal!!!, Alessandro Padovan

Mini Goal!!!

Alessandro Padovan

Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 6 cm

$565

Painting, Symphonie de fruits, Théo Tobiasse

Symphonie de fruits

Théo Tobiasse

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$12,422

Print, Atomic Bardot Yellow, Batik

Atomic Bardot Yellow

Batik

Print - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0 cm

$847

Painting, Tenderness, Kseniia Redina

Tenderness

Kseniia Redina

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.2 cm

$565

Painting, Friendship, Kseniia Redina

Friendship

Kseniia Redina

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.2 cm

$565

Painting, Passion, Kseniia Redina

Passion

Kseniia Redina

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.2 cm

$565

Painting, Iglesia de Santa Eulalia - Unha, Adriana Setter

Iglesia de Santa Eulalia - Unha

Adriana Setter

Painting - 41 x 33 x 1.5 cm

$791

Painting, Abstraction géométrique, Géraldine Ela

Abstraction géométrique

Géraldine Ela

Painting - 29 x 23 x 0.2 cm

$169

Painting, Abstraction géométrique, Géraldine Ela

Abstraction géométrique

Géraldine Ela

Painting - 29 x 23 x 0.2 cm

$169

Painting, Marine 3, Edith Heim

Marine 3

Edith Heim

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$136

Sculpture, Elle pousse le chariot - série métaux de récupération, Daniel Bligny

Elle pousse le chariot - série métaux de récupération

Daniel Bligny

Sculpture - 35 x 34 x 20 cm

$819

Painting, Jungle splendor. Leaves of palms - Coastal vibes, Momalyu Liubov Kriuchkova

Jungle splendor. Leaves of palms - Coastal vibes

Momalyu Liubov Kriuchkova

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.6 cm

$700

Painting, Sunlit. Serenity on a summer evening in tropical, Momalyu Liubov Kriuchkova

Sunlit. Serenity on a summer evening in tropical

Momalyu Liubov Kriuchkova

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.6 cm

$700

Painting, Lampione tra le foglie, Luigi Iona

Lampione tra le foglie

Luigi Iona

Painting - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm

$102

Painting, Apple tree in the snow, Simon Kozhin

Apple tree in the snow

Simon Kozhin

Painting - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm

$4,065

Painting, Last snow. March, Simon Kozhin

Last snow. March

Simon Kozhin

Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.3 cm

$3,953

Photography, Paysages - 7448, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 7448

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

$429

Photography, Paysages - 0782, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 0782

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

$429

Fine Art Drawings, Reaction, Notseig

Reaction

Notseig

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 50 cm

$2,597

Painting, If Anyone Would like To jump on The Page, Gabrielle Rul

If Anyone Would like To jump on The Page

Gabrielle Rul

Painting - 23 x 31 cm

$452

Painting, Cherry color. Kolomenskoye Gardens, Simon Kozhin

Cherry color. Kolomenskoye Gardens

Simon Kozhin

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm

$4,065

Painting, In the Crimean mountains, Simon Kozhin

In the Crimean mountains

Simon Kozhin

Painting - 25 x 35 x 0.3 cm

$4,404

Painting, Courtesy at the ice rink, Gabrielle Rul

Courtesy at the ice rink

Gabrielle Rul

Painting - 31 x 23 x 0.1 cm

$452

Painting, Froid équateur, Bruneau

Froid équateur

Bruneau

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$181

Painting, Homar'ie si tu savais, Christopher Lecoutre

Homar'ie si tu savais

Christopher Lecoutre

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$734

Print, l'aube, Artiste Ouvrier

l'aube

Artiste Ouvrier

Print - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$192

Painting, Velikan Stone, Simon Kozhin

Velikan Stone

Simon Kozhin

Painting - 35 x 25 x 0.3 cm

$3,614

Painting, Au gré du vent - série Abstraction et matière, Claire de Noinville

Au gré du vent - série Abstraction et matière

Claire de Noinville

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$311

Painting, Pollen - série Abstraction et matière, Claire de Noinville

Pollen - série Abstraction et matière

Claire de Noinville

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$311

Sculpture, Bear Hermes, Naor

Bear Hermes

Naor

Sculpture - 40 x 28 x 32 cm

$1,237

Fine Art Drawings, Tracks, Nagsoul

Tracks

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 cm

$1,129

Painting, Small green wave, Nikolaos Schizas

Small green wave

Nikolaos Schizas

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$2,305

Sculpture, Un instant de réalité, Miguel Guía

Un instant de réalité

Miguel Guía

Sculpture - 47 x 11.5 x 10 cm

$1,265

Painting, Femme corail, Gris De Garance

Femme corail

Gris De Garance

Painting - 30 x 15 x 1 cm

$147

Sculpture, Sculpture 202, Christa Riemann

Sculpture 202

Christa Riemann

Sculpture - 38 x 8 x 8 cm

$395

Painting, Mademoiselle Sayana, Angelika Zorigt

Mademoiselle Sayana

Angelika Zorigt

Painting - 50 x 39.5 x 2 cm

$508

Fine Art Drawings, Honu's dream, SP

Honu's dream

SP

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$271

Fine Art Drawings, Cyberpunk fish, SP

Cyberpunk fish

SP

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$271

Print, Untitled Bebar x Chanoir, Chanoir

Untitled Bebar x Chanoir

Chanoir

Print - 42 x 30 x 0.005 cm

$339

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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…

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