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Sculpture, Alien artefact - Engineer, Guillaume Carabin

Alien artefact - Engineer

Guillaume Carabin

Sculpture - 50 x 10 x 3 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 3.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,053

Sculpture, Ripple serie - Sinkhole, Guillaume Carabin

Ripple serie - Sinkhole

Guillaume Carabin

Sculpture - 50 x 28 x 3 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 11 x 1.2 inch

$1,556

Painting, Love is in the air, Sandra Lingg

Love is in the air

Sandra Lingg

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,602

Painting, Dream express, Sandra Lingg

Dream express

Sandra Lingg

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,586

Painting, Memento vitalis, Purificación Fernandez Grande

Memento vitalis

Purificación Fernandez Grande

Painting - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$1,556

Painting, Sans titre 12/045359, Michel Pavin

Sans titre 12/045359

Michel Pavin

Painting - 35 x 45 x 3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,290

Painting, Sans Titre 80/3545, Michel Pavin

Sans Titre 80/3545

Michel Pavin

Painting - 35 x 45 x 3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,286

Painting, Sans titre 24/03532, Michel Pavin

Sans titre 24/03532

Michel Pavin

Painting - 32 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 12.6 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,148

Painting, This way, Morten Saether

This way

Morten Saether

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,132

Painting, The Fear That Shuts You Up, Pedro Elias Barreta

The Fear That Shuts You Up

Pedro Elias Barreta

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,063

Painting, Love is trying to express itself, Michelle Jackson Mannix

Love is trying to express itself

Michelle Jackson Mannix

Painting - 35.56 x 27.94 x 1 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$1,392

Painting, Deep Blue, Marten Drewes

Deep Blue

Marten Drewes

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$895

Painting, Mickey Mouse World order, Eileen Olimb

Mickey Mouse World order

Eileen Olimb

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,099

Painting, Dopo la pioggia, Luminar

Dopo la pioggia

Luminar

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$2,187

Painting, The Wave 2, Kunst Schubert

The Wave 2

Kunst Schubert

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,415

Painting, The Wave 4, Kunst Schubert

The Wave 4

Kunst Schubert

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,415

Painting, Objects 3 - cross, Kunst Schubert

Objects 3 - cross

Kunst Schubert

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,585

Painting, Objects 4, Kunst Schubert

Objects 4

Kunst Schubert

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,585

Painting, Summerfeeling 3, Kunst Schubert

Summerfeeling 3

Kunst Schubert

Painting - 41.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.3 x 11.6 x 0 inch

$1,158

Painting, El Pallars, Joaquim Pujol Grau

El Pallars

Joaquim Pujol Grau

Painting - 39 x 46 cm Painting - 15.4 x 18.1 inch

$1,342

Fine Art Drawings, Obscured Fear, Ghada Jamal

Obscured Fear

Ghada Jamal

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 35 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch

$900

Fine Art Drawings, Never Ending Period, Ghada Jamal

Never Ending Period

Ghada Jamal

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 30 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$900

Fine Art Drawings, The Maestro, Ghada Jamal

The Maestro

Ghada Jamal

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch

$1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Awaiting on a Clear Day, Ghada Jamal

Awaiting on a Clear Day

Ghada Jamal

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch

$1,000

Fine Art Drawings, In the Past Awaits the Shadow, Ghada Jamal

In the Past Awaits the Shadow

Ghada Jamal

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 26 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.2 x 0.6 inch

$1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Right Behind You, Ghada Jamal

Right Behind You

Ghada Jamal

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,000

Painting, Aftermath 8, Ghada Jamal

Aftermath 8

Ghada Jamal

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$900

Painting, Aftermath 7, Ghada Jamal

Aftermath 7

Ghada Jamal

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$900

Painting, Velocity Crowns, Gregory Logan Dunn

Velocity Crowns

Gregory Logan Dunn

Painting - 43 x 34 x 1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,424

Painting, Pollensa paseo de los pinos, Antonio Peña

Pollensa paseo de los pinos

Antonio Peña

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,286

Painting, #1377, Arvid Boecker

#1377

Arvid Boecker

Painting - 50 x 40 x 6 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 2.4 inch

$3,244

Painting, Pink Vibrations, Maja Weller

Pink Vibrations

Maja Weller

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,241

Painting, Suspicious Minds, Maja Weller

Suspicious Minds

Maja Weller

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,225

Painting, Blue night, Maja Weller

Blue night

Maja Weller

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,259

Painting, Deep Dive, Maja Weller

Deep Dive

Maja Weller

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$1,058

Painting, Connected, Maja Weller

Connected

Maja Weller

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,414

Painting, Given to fly, Maja Weller

Given to fly

Maja Weller

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$975

Painting, Nemo No.40, Azumi Yonehara

Nemo No.40

Azumi Yonehara

Painting - 41 x 31.8 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.5 x 0 inch

$1,782

Painting, Framework (inside Out Series), Maria Lopes

Framework (inside Out Series)

Maria Lopes

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,379

Painting, Land of Confusion (Inside Out Series), Maria Lopes

Land of Confusion (Inside Out Series)

Maria Lopes

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,379

Painting, Going My Way (inside Out Series), Maria Lopes

Going My Way (inside Out Series)

Maria Lopes

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,379

Painting, Common Thread (Moving On Series), Maria Lopes

Common Thread (Moving On Series)

Maria Lopes

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,379

Painting, Visitation of a Swallow (Moving On Series), Maria Lopes

Visitation of a Swallow (Moving On Series)

Maria Lopes

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,379

Painting, Remembering a Landscape (Moving On Series), Maria Lopes

Remembering a Landscape (Moving On Series)

Maria Lopes

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,379

Painting, Differences I, Maria Lopes

Differences I

Maria Lopes

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,275

Painting, Differences II, Maria Lopes

Differences II

Maria Lopes

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,275

Painting, Differences III, Maria Lopes

Differences III

Maria Lopes

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,275

Fine Art Drawings, Senza Titolo, Emanuele Ravagnani

Senza Titolo

Emanuele Ravagnani

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,013

Painting, Red Heart, Silvia Felizia

Red Heart

Silvia Felizia

Painting - 45.72 x 35.56 x 1 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 0.4 inch

$1,927

Painting, It’s Cold Outside, Silvia Felizia

It’s Cold Outside

Silvia Felizia

Painting - 45.72 x 35.56 x 1 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 0.4 inch

$1,927

Painting, I-spy-ral / Eye-spiral, Caromoonstar

I-spy-ral / Eye-spiral

Caromoonstar

Painting - 46 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,241

Painting, Obsessive Obsession II, Caromoonstar

Obsessive Obsession II

Caromoonstar

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,328

Painting, Unconditional Love, Bernadette Youngquist

Unconditional Love

Bernadette Youngquist

Painting - 41 x 41 x 1 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,790

Painting, Releasing attachments, Bernadette Youngquist

Releasing attachments

Bernadette Youngquist

Painting - 41 x 41 x 1 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,790

Painting, Point of view, Bernadette Youngquist

Point of view

Bernadette Youngquist

Painting - 31 x 31 x 1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch

$1,342

Painting, EGC 6 - III, Jose Gomez Navarro

EGC 6 - III

Jose Gomez Navarro

Painting - 30 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,927

Painting, EGC 6 - I, Jose Gomez Navarro

EGC 6 - I

Jose Gomez Navarro

Painting - 30 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,927

Painting, Ciudad vieja, Blanca Lado

Ciudad vieja

Blanca Lado

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,585

Painting, Construcciones, Blanca Lado

Construcciones

Blanca Lado

Painting - 35 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,413

Painting, Moment, Narika Sato

Moment

Narika Sato

Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,324

Painting, Random, Narika Sato

Random

Narika Sato

Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,324

Painting, Inside, Narika Sato

Inside

Narika Sato

Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,324

Painting, Mina, Narika Sato

Mina

Narika Sato

Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,324

Painting, Dreams are reality, Narika Sato

Dreams are reality

Narika Sato

Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,324

Painting, Journey without answers, Narika Sato

Journey without answers

Narika Sato

Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,324

Painting, Overflow, Narika Sato

Overflow

Narika Sato

Painting - 35 x 25 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,324

Painting, In my garden, Narika Sato

In my garden

Narika Sato

Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,324

Painting, Norton, Narika Sato

Norton

Narika Sato

Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,324

Painting, Au bord de l’eau, Milla Laborde

Au bord de l’eau

Milla Laborde

Painting - 41 x 33 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$336

Painting, Out of my mind, Sabrina Jeannine Rahn

Out of my mind

Sabrina Jeannine Rahn

Painting - 50 x 49 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.3 x 1.6 inch

$1,479

Painting, Lake Hillier, Sabrina Jeannine Rahn

Lake Hillier

Sabrina Jeannine Rahn

Painting - 39 x 37 x 4 cm Painting - 15.4 x 14.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,602

Sculpture, Alto mare, Andrea Serra

Alto mare

Andrea Serra

Sculpture - 50 x 37 x 10 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 14.6 x 3.9 inch

$2,112

Painting, Theta Sparkles IV, VeraD

Theta Sparkles IV

VeraD

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$850

Painting, Theta Sparkles II, VeraD

Theta Sparkles II

VeraD

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$850

Painting, Theta Sparkles I, VeraD

Theta Sparkles I

VeraD

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$850

Painting, Universal dreams, Anneta Papagianni

Universal dreams

Anneta Papagianni

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$1,586

Painting, The river of life, Anneta Papagianni

The river of life

Anneta Papagianni

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$1,586

Painting, Femme Fatale, Anneta Papagianni

Femme Fatale

Anneta Papagianni

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$1,586

Painting, Mars, Anneta Papagianni

Mars

Anneta Papagianni

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$1,586

Painting, Grey Nebula, Anneta Papagianni

Grey Nebula

Anneta Papagianni

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$1,586

Painting, Plasma, Anneta Papagianni

Plasma

Anneta Papagianni

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$1,586

Painting, RedJoy 2, Lucia Sales Pallares

RedJoy 2

Lucia Sales Pallares

Painting - 36 x 28 x 1.8 cm Painting - 14.2 x 11 x 0.7 inch

$1,309

Painting, RedJoy 1, Lucia Sales Pallares

RedJoy 1

Lucia Sales Pallares

Painting - 41 x 31 x 1.8 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0.7 inch

$1,407

Painting, Escaping, Lucia Sales Pallares

Escaping

Lucia Sales Pallares

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

$1,255

Painting, Composition Abstraite Ref AB0281, Jean-Marie Ledannois

Composition Abstraite Ref AB0281

Jean-Marie Ledannois

Painting - 50 x 38 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15 inch

$1,107

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…

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