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Polvo de estrallas
Montserrat Tobella Bosch
Painting - 38 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$2,513
Baile de noche africana
Montserrat Tobella Bosch
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,625
Morning haze
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$180
Blue Canyon
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$180
Love Cures
M. Koeur
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Mujer Con Sombrero Azul
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$673
Mona Lisa Pfizer
Katia Ferrari
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
La panthere rose aux dollars
Katia Ferrari
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Donald Bond
Katia Ferrari
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Bali, Women working in the Rice Field
Gernot Kissel
Print - 40 x 49 cm Print - 15.7 x 19.3 inch
$589 $530
Beautiful Dance of Life - We Are Connected
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$550 $275
Hommage au cubisme
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$668 $334
Portrait sans titre
Moise Cohen
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,234 $617
Sleepy
Joanna Glazer
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$550 $275
Dancing in Los Angeles
Joanna Glazer
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$550 $275
3 Ballerinas
Joanna Glazer
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$550 $275
Dance around the Fire
Joanna Glazer
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$550 $275
Love
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
I Love Minnie
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Food
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Flight of Love
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Vitruve VS Sely
Sely
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Three little birds
Sely
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Sauvons les baleines
Sely
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
La Prise de Jérusalem
Clément Herrmann
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8 x 0.1 inch
$449
Moulin rouge, un soir d'été, Paris
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$550 $275
Woohoo!
Majic Monster
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Playtime
Majic Monster
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Lazy Dayz
Majic Monster
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
I'll Save You!
Majic Monster
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Good Boy
Majic Monster
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Floating Through Life
Majic Monster
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Drinking Buddies
Majic Monster
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Joyeuse Pâques
Glauc'
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Parrain / Marraine
Glauc'
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Soignants, super-héros
Glauc'
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
The Fergusson Farmers
Freaks the Fab
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Breaking Medcom
Freaks the Fab
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Casa de Manhattan
Freaks the Fab
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
FriX Pfizer
Freaks the Fab
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Les pommes (after Georges Braque)
Georges Braque
Print - 41 x 48 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.1 x 18.9 x 0 inch
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4 April Fishes - in Green
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$555 $278
4 April Fishes - Golden
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$555 $278
Un spectacle incroyable
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$449
E.T. Phone Home
Pix3ln
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$449
Zapatos Y Bolso
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$673
Red Lips
Elisabeth Constantin
Painting - 34 x 34 x 4 cm Painting - 13.4 x 13.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,346 $673
Aix en Provence
Frédérique Cantais
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$202 $101
A lot of socks
Juffrouw Springtouw
Painting - 45.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 17.9 x 12 x 0 inch
$785
Don't forget to look back
Juffrouw Springtouw
Painting - 41 x 31 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.2 inch
$785
Flowers from Ixelles' Pond, Proud, Frail and Resilient
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$550 $275
The most beautiful flower is for you
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$550 $275
To Step onto the New World
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$550 $275
Flowers from Ixelles' Pond, Proud, Frail and Resilient
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$550 $275
Nous ne sommes pas les derniers 203
Zoran Music
Print - 26.5 x 23.5 cm Print - 10.4 x 9.3 inch
$3,366
To Step onto the New World
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$550 $275
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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…