You look at me sadly, Nevo 1
Nevelin Ivanov
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$489
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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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No Title, Coronus
Baurjan Aralov
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$596
Salle d'attente à l'hospice
Jörg Hermle
Painting - 33 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,609
Parchemin rouge
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 41 x 33 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.2 inch
$1,059
Diva
Jay Russell
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
$2,400
Portrait of Benito Mussolini
Alberto Manetti
Fine Art Drawings - 30.7 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.1 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$715
El tiempo bajo las sombras
Arturo Urbina Morales
Sculpture - 50 x 35 x 37 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 13.8 x 14.6 inch
$2,384
Laurie petite fille
Mariette Lydis
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 24.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9.7 x 0 inch
$715
Quantum Study (Whisper)
Marina Kappos
Painting - 40.64 x 40.64 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 0.8 inch
$5,186
Bats toi, ne baisse pas les bras et tu seras libre N°2
Jacob Diboum
Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch
$393
Femme en jaune - Portait de femme
Céline Raphaël-Leygues
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$376
Anecdote of the Light
Olomola Tobi
Painting - 50.8 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 inch
$1,600
Cosmos
Elsa Ohana
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$656
Portait 8
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$954
La ronde de nuit
Isabelle Healy
Sculpture - 24 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$6,199
Portrait de jeune femme
Charles Alexandre Mairet
Painting - 28 x 35 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,326
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El resplandor [The shining]
Gloria Matarazzo
Print - 20 x 30 x 0.5 cm Print - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$906
Intimate Talk
Luigi Bompard
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$691
Portrait d'enfant
Lucien-Philippe Moretti
Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,097
Portrait
François Chapuis
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$691
Portrait d'homme à la moustache
Georges Darel
Painting - 41.5 x 33.5 x 2 cm Painting - 16.3 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,250
Bonjour Pacifiste?
Hermann Paul
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 33 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 13 x 0.1 inch
$811
Jean Michel Basquiat Portrait
Cacerolo .
Painting - 49.8 x 45 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Au pays du soleil levant
Jeannette Guichard-Bunel
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$2,623
La Chambre Verte - Blossom - 2
VAM
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$417
Sans-titre
Marcel Chirnoaga
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 24.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 9.6 inch
$894
Stretch Bird Plea
Spencer Harris
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.8 inch
$1,950
Llanto Piramidal
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 27 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$6,914
Skiers XII (December)
Ernesto Dick
Painting - 23 x 44 x 0.2 cm Painting - 9.1 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,146
Family 2
Ivan Afronskiy
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$1,538
Skipping (cast resin sculpture)
MacKenzie Thorpe
Sculpture - 38.1 x 21 x 14.6 cm Sculpture - 15 x 8.25 x 5.75 inch
$3,715
Frédérica
Luigi Corbellini
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,020
La Belle Endormine
Irakli Nasidze
Sculpture - 14 x 32 x 11 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 12.6 x 4.3 inch
$5,484
Place de la Bastille
Eliane Diverly
Painting - 35 x 27 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$572
Doors in the depths (III)
Gokce Ciftcioglu
Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$3,815
Bouquet et livre et son marque page
Stéphanie Caroline Guerzoni
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$1,212
Meeting of Elders (Drawing from the back)
Taju Tijani Mayakiri
Painting - 27.9 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11 x 15 x 1 inch
$1,000
Brass and Lemons - Nature morte
Nicole Le Gall
Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$298
Brain beats. Yellow
Emilio Garcia
Sculpture - 27 x 21 x 18 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 8.3 x 7.1 inch
$4,708
Hommes puisant de l'eau dans des oasis
Spilioti
Painting - 21 x 26.2 x 1.5 cm Painting - 8.3 x 10.3 x 0.6 inch
$1,020
Papillon 5 - Série insectes réalistes
Michèle Duretête-Brodel
Painting - 29 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$328
Paysage Près d'Aesch à Bâle-Campagne
René Bollmer
Painting - 36 x 28 x 2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 11 x 0.8 inch
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Vue sur un paysage de Toscane
René Grossen
Painting - 22 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,505
Café de la Bourse, Genève
Emile Helfer
Painting - 24 x 33 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13 x 0.2 inch
$2,372
Paysage Piémontais
Giuseppe Buscaglione
Painting - 31 x 44 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.2 x 17.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,173
They shall hunger no more
Ida Gudmundsson
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,384
Procès d’une prostitution ordinaire
Tilt
Painting - 43 x 43 x 1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 16.9 x 0.4 inch
$2,146
Simple Village House
Slava Brodinsky
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,200
Le roi et la reine
Sophie Mathilde Tauss
Sculpture - 46 x 18 x 20 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 7.1 x 7.9 inch
$5,722
The last call
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$2,027
Citrus Rebellion 1
Pedro Point Verges
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,776
Ocean calling under crystal
Benoit Barbagli
Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,146
Almond glossom Majorca
Onofre Prohens
Painting - 22 x 27 x 1 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,013
Petit tournesol
Didier Chamizo
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,907 $1,755