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Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York City
Leonard Freed
Photography - 48.3 x 33 cm Photography - 19 x 13 inch
£2,488
Femme dans le désert
Emmanuelle Barbaras
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£622
Maze of Pain
Kat Zhivetin
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£166
Interplanetary music
Richard Slee
Sculpture - 45 x 11 x 16 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 4.3 x 6.3 inch
£1,500
Paloma sobre papeles
Josep Escarrant
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£196
Lumière noire
Jacques Villeglé
Sculpture - 29.2 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 11.5 x 5.7 x 5.7 inch
£8,443
Balade dans le Vieux Annecy
Georges Chappuis
Painting - 39 x 47 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.4 x 18.5 x 0.1 inch
£710
1952 Animaux surréalistes Fantastic Surrealistic World
Wolfgang Seuther
Print - 21 x 30 cm Print - 8.3 x 11.8 inch
£1,733 £866
Iconic Beauty #13
Benoit Lapray
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£533
Splendeur de la catastrophe
Vladimir Velickovic
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 16.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 6.4 inch
£1,022
Composition abstraite
Jacques Germain
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch
£880
Yellow glossy ceramic balloon
R+O Art
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
£871
Paradis perdu 9 - série portraits de femmes
Stéphane Vereecken
Photography - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£444
Yellow pylon worker
Jean-Jacques Mancardi
Sculpture - 36 x 25.5 x 16 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 10 x 6.3 inch
£2,844
Sans titre n°28
Thibaut de Reimpré
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£755
A Widow in Her Bedroom, 55th St, NYC
Diane Arbus
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 cm Photography - 14 x 11 inch
£31,514
Doggy dog Bentley
L'Archange Di Roma
Sculpture - 45 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
£864
BB King Kodalith Performance - Orange Jacket, LA Forum
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
£1,244
Paradis perdu, âme dévorée
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
£400
Collegiate
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
£533
How to order well Tequila with no shame, Acrylic on wood
Kelly Breez
Painting - 40 x 33.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 15.75 x 13.25 x 2 inch
£1,659
We All Make the Flowers Grow III (White)
Josh Sperling
Design - 35 x 42 x 8.9 cm Design - 13.8 x 16.5 x 3.5 inch
£1,995
Colombe blanche White Dove
Zanoarisoa Rajaona
Print - 29.5 x 19.5 x 0.5 cm Print - 11.6 x 7.7 x 0.2 inch
£880 £440
Color sound in the golden light
Mi Jean Kang
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£2,133
Gallinacean III
Brigitte Chombart de Lauwe
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£604
Koi anticipation XI
Peter Goodhall
Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,600
Scrooge McDuck - Think Big
Artash Hakobyan
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£1,022
Lithographie Store Housse Blue
Karl Lagasse
Print - 46.5 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.3 x 12.6 x 0 inch
£1,689
Portrait 2
Christophe Hohler
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch
£1,777
Bicicletas, Crianças e Outras Alegrias
Geraldo Pestalozzi
Photography - 29.7 x 42 cm Photography - 11.7 x 16.5 inch
£444
Kanzanchis (Lingering II)
Eyoeal Kefyalew
Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£711
Havre de paix
Prisca Toulon (Priscart)
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
£778
Cité sous Marine
Audrey Rouvin
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
£355
Renoncules
Anne-Marie Toporkoff
Photography - 34 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 13.4 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£844
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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…