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Wall Street Journal
JP Malot
Painting - 40 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11 x 0.4 inch
£1,348 £1,213
Through nine seas – cover
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 15 x 29 x 0.2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£827
Illustration – Patterned Minim
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 30 x 45.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 17.9 x 0.1 inch
£1,051
The green wealth of the planet – cover
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 21 x 37.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 14.8 x 0.1 inch
£944
Conservation of living nature – cover
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 15.5 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 6.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£827
The Time Machine – cover
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 22 x 31.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch
£827
In the Land of The Red Cedars
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 21 x 39 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
£944
Away like yesterday and tomorrow
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£2,000
A Little Rest
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£2,500 £2,250
Fluctuat Nec Mergitur
Sébastien Kito
Sculpture - 44 x 42 x 42 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 16.5 x 16.5 inch
£8,986
Le chemin du bonheur
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£800
Zig Zag Ref BDNW8095
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 inch
£584
Sphère of Colors
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£445 £223
Zapping Pictural Green
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£445 £223
Zapping of colors
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£355 £178
Rouge bordeaux et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£445 £223
Hommage à Klimt, Zapping of colors
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£445 £223
Carré rouge et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£445 £223
Rouge de parme et or, hommage à G. Klimt
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£445 £223
Puzzle of colors
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£445 £223
Rouge clair et or, hommage à Klimt
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£445 £223
Hommage à Klimt, rouge carmin et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£445 £223
Rouge de garance et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 49 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.3 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£359 £180
Puzzle of colors
Christian Jodin
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
£359 £180
Rouge de garance et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
£445 £223
Mauve Violet et Or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£445 £223
Zapping of colors
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
£445 £223
Bleu Mauve et Or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£315 £157
Magical Squares and Gold
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£404 £202
Les vendeurs ambulants
Lucia Buccini
Painting - 30 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Carré noir, bleu et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
£315 £157
Cubes magiques
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£269 £135
Zapping of colors
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£265 £133
Rouge de Garance er Or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£269 £135
Cercles Rouge et Or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£269 £135
Carres Magiques et Or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£269 £135
Rouge, Jaune de Naples et Or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£359 £180
Carrés Magiques
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£315 £157
Bleu ceruléum et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£359 £180
Cubes Magiques
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£315 £157
Zapping Pictural
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£359 £180
Bleu orange et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£359 £180
Vers un océan bleu
Eric Munsch
Painting - 50 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 1 inch
£440 £375
Red-footed Falcon
Lyuben Domozetski
Painting - 24.2 x 32.3 x 2 cm Painting - 9.5 x 12.7 x 0.8 inch
£773 £696
Composition Ref BDNW7491
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.6 inch
£494
Composition Ref BDNW7493
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.6 inch
£494
Composition Ref BDNW7492
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.6 inch
£494
Composition Ref BDNW7448
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
£584
Composition Ref bDNW7447
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
£584
Composition Ref BDNW7441
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
£584
Composition Ref BDNW7449
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
£584
Composition Ref BDNW7440
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
£584
Composition Ref BDNW7437
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
£584
Composition Ref BDNW7438
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
£584
Zig Zag Ref BDNW8093
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 inch
£584
Zig Zag Ref BDNW8092
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 inch
£584
Bloody Mary
Alejandro Moretti
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£135
Mojito
Alejandro Moretti
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£135
The Sunrise II
Alejandro Moretti
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
£261 £131
The Sunrise I
Alejandro Moretti
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
£261 £131
Composition abstraite Ref GO0895
Raymond Trameau
Painting - 30 x 47 cm Painting - 11.8 x 18.5 inch
£1,303
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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…