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Photography, Paysages - 0707, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 0707

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

$429

Sculpture, Euclid, Thomas

Euclid

Thomas

Sculpture - 45 x 40 x 35 cm

$3,819

Sculpture, Ballerina on a cube, Alex Radionov

Ballerina on a cube

Alex Radionov

Sculpture - 38 x 22 x 20 cm

$6,324

Print, Petit matin d'été, Artiste Ouvrier

Petit matin d'été

Artiste Ouvrier

Print - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$192

Sculpture, Untitled, Alaa Abou Shaheen

Untitled

Alaa Abou Shaheen

Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 7.5 cm

$4,630

Sculpture, The world turns in our hands, Catherine Clare

The world turns in our hands

Catherine Clare

Sculpture - 29 x 25 x 12 cm

$1,581

Photography, Cosmic Dandeliomn, Sylvia Fournier

Cosmic Dandeliomn

Sylvia Fournier

Photography - 30 x 22 x 0.01 cm

$316

Painting, Night Klezmer, Yosl Bergner

Night Klezmer

Yosl Bergner

Painting - 30 x 25 x 3 cm

$5,100

Print, Matinée à Rome I, Alexei Lantsev

Matinée à Rome I

Alexei Lantsev

Print - 26.5 x 39.5 x 0.1 cm

$152

Sculpture, Motion Alone, Paul Insect

Motion Alone

Paul Insect

Sculpture - 43 x 35 x 7 cm

$5,082

Painting, Unknown, Claire Szilard

Unknown

Claire Szilard

Painting - 34.3 x 24.1 x 5.1 cm

$250

Painting, Conversation d’automne, Alice de Miramon

Conversation d’automne

Alice de Miramon

Painting - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$1,073

Fine Art Drawings, Fallen Angel, Raluca Arnautu

Fallen Angel

Raluca Arnautu

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm

$791

Print, Untitled, Romain Duris

Untitled

Romain Duris

Print - 44 x 34 cm

$395

Painting, Le cheval Blanc !, Noël Granger

Le cheval Blanc !

Noël Granger

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm

$169

Painting, Eternidad, Andreaguzarte

Eternidad

Andreaguzarte

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,242

Print, Riskoleum, Risk

Riskoleum

Risk

Print - 48.26 x 30.48 cm

$678

Print, Grow love, Alessio-B

Grow love

Alessio-B

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.2 cm

$248

Painting, Water, Nils Thornander

Water

Nils Thornander

Painting - 40 x 40 x 7.5 cm

$4,517

Painting, Matter, Mariam Cremades

Matter

Mariam Cremades

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$2,428

Painting, Cat chin-holder (everybody needs one), Jacques Tange

Cat chin-holder (everybody needs one)

Jacques Tange

Painting - 28 x 24 x 1 cm

$881

Painting, Lubéron bastide fleurie, Francis Riehl

Lubéron bastide fleurie

Francis Riehl

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$661

Photography, Ensayo, James Sparshatt

Ensayo

James Sparshatt

Photography - 40 x 50 cm

$1,047

Sculpture, Orphan, Henry Munyaradzi

Orphan

Henry Munyaradzi

Sculpture - 37 x 17 x 13 cm

$6,663

Sculpture, Torso, Witness Bonjisi

Torso

Witness Bonjisi

Sculpture - 37 x 19 x 9 cm

$6,098

Painting, Future Plans, Moutaz Al-Bashar

Future Plans

Moutaz Al-Bashar

Painting - 35 x 27 cm

$1,468

Photography, Mount Fuji and the Heron, Leandro Frutos

Mount Fuji and the Heron

Leandro Frutos

Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm

$780

Fine Art Drawings, Diana, Badriot

Diana

Badriot

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.5 cm

$565

Painting, Poppies, JEANNE MAY

Poppies

JEANNE MAY

Painting - 40.6 x 30.4 x 3 cm

$1,525

Sculpture, Suk mai todos los días, Zoila Andrea Coc-Chang

Suk mai todos los días

Zoila Andrea Coc-Chang

Sculpture - 48.3 x 38.1 x 0.6 cm

$2,823

Painting, Perseverance, Alexandra Romano

Perseverance

Alexandra Romano

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.8 cm

$1,179

Painting, Au delà, Anval

Au delà

Anval

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$395

Painting, Composition rouge, Alexandre Istrati

Composition rouge

Alexandre Istrati

Painting - 24 x 33 x 2 cm

$2,863

Sculpture, Fleur Céleste, Yan Zoritchak

Fleur Céleste

Yan Zoritchak

Sculpture - 31 x 38 x 55 cm

$16,940

Sculpture, Transflux, Sezny Peron

Transflux

Sezny Peron

Sculpture - 24 x 42 x 20 cm

$1,694

Sculpture, Chimère XX, Muriel Dumoulin

Chimère XX

Muriel Dumoulin

Sculpture - 28 x 26 x 16 cm

$678

Sculpture, 48, Gérard Puvis

48

Gérard Puvis

Sculpture - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm

$600

Painting, Diamond Dust Bunny (Original Contemporary Oil on Canvas), Hunt Slonem

Diamond Dust Bunny (Original Contemporary Oil on Canvas)

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 27.9 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm

$8,750

Fine Art Drawings, Le chanteur, Cyril Réguerre

Le chanteur

Cyril Réguerre

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 x 0.5 cm

$147

Fine Art Drawings, Femmes 8, Arancha Tejedor

Femmes 8

Arancha Tejedor

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm

$181

Print, Une vie à t'aimer, Sophie Petetin

Une vie à t'aimer

Sophie Petetin

Print - 40 x 40 x 0.5 cm

$146

Painting, Untitled 2, Sara Chaar

Untitled 2

Sara Chaar

Painting - 42 x 30 cm

$850

Photography, Nature-morte aux pinceaux, Pierre Brochet

Nature-morte aux pinceaux

Pierre Brochet

Photography - 30 x 40 cm

$508

Fine Art Drawings, Rencontre du troisième type, Arnaud Castagné

Rencontre du troisième type

Arnaud Castagné

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm

$85

Print, Sous-bois (4), François Chauvet

Sous-bois (4)

François Chauvet

Print - 38 x 28 x 0.02 cm

$487

Fine Art Drawings, Thought About You, Nina Narimanishvili

Thought About You

Nina Narimanishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 44 x 3 cm

$3,388

Print, Flamme du bonheur, Raya Sorkine

Flamme du bonheur

Raya Sorkine

Print - 31 x 38 x 1 cm

$316

Painting, Balancing Act, Heather Millar

Balancing Act

Heather Millar

Painting - 34 x 24 x 2 cm

$2,067

Painting, Qui peut dire l'avenir de nos souvenirs ?, Sandra Encaoua

Qui peut dire l'avenir de nos souvenirs ?

Sandra Encaoua

Painting - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm

$474

Painting, Chat fleur, Sounya Whang

Chat fleur

Sounya Whang

Painting - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm

$243

Painting, Jayah, Florence Dussuyer

Jayah

Florence Dussuyer

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, At the End of the Day, Natia Sapanadze

At the End of the Day

Natia Sapanadze

Painting - 44 x 33 x 2 cm

$2,146

Painting, Barnús vermell, Teresa Riba

Barnús vermell

Teresa Riba

Painting - 27 x 21 cm

$678

Print, Mist, Vhils

Mist

Vhils

Print - 42 x 29.7 cm

$1,231

Painting, Night 862, Stefano Marturano

Night 862

Stefano Marturano

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$395

Painting, Peony, Velart

Peony

Velart

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm

$2,089

Sculpture, Mickey LV S, Pierre Lamblin

Mickey LV S

Pierre Lamblin

Sculpture - 41 x 37 x 20 cm

$1,693

Fine Art Drawings, Bibendumus Vaccaporcus, Pablo Dalas

Bibendumus Vaccaporcus

Pablo Dalas

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm

$1,355

Painting, Basket with roses - Italian old painting + frame, Aldo Luxardo

Basket with roses - Italian old painting + frame

Aldo Luxardo

Painting - 35 x 50 x 1 cm

$395

Painting, Ancient Symbols, Janice Toulouse

Ancient Symbols

Janice Toulouse

Painting - 41 x 50 x 2 cm

$903

Painting, Still life with glass, Fernand Léger

Still life with glass

Fernand Léger

Painting - 32 x 27 cm

$271,032

Fine Art Drawings, Searching for light, Edgar Arandia

Searching for light

Edgar Arandia

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 39 cm

$429

Sculpture, Baby Lynx, Bordalo

Baby Lynx

Bordalo

Sculpture - 37 x 32 x 4 cm

$5,647

Painting, Purple lighthouse, Savvas Christodoulou

Purple lighthouse

Savvas Christodoulou

Painting - 29.5 x 42 x 1.8 cm

$1,299

Sculpture, Don Quixote, Agenore Fabbri

Don Quixote

Agenore Fabbri

Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 20 cm

$24,845

Photography, Marilyn Monroe, ca, George Barris

Marilyn Monroe, ca

George Barris

Photography - 20.3 x 25.4 x 0.2 cm

$1,694 $1,525

Painting, Color spots III, Greet Helsen

Color spots III

Greet Helsen

Painting - 40 x 40 cm

$1,317

Painting, Il lago di Castreccioni, Pio Serafini

Il lago di Castreccioni

Pio Serafini

Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm

$395

Painting, Série Confluents - Les Rivières I, Camille Royer

Série Confluents - Les Rivières I

Camille Royer

Painting - 40 x 20 x 0.01 cm

$226

Sculpture, Nourritures du futur I, Angélique

Nourritures du futur I

Angélique

Sculpture - 45 x 32 x 32 cm

$4,517

Fine Art Drawings, Snow-covered Branches, Simon Kozhin

Snow-covered Branches

Simon Kozhin

Fine Art Drawings - 14.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm

$3,049

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre 11, Zan Donna

Sans titre 11

Zan Donna

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 1 cm

$181

Painting, WYS may be not WYG  1.1, Nagsoul

WYS may be not WYG 1.1

Nagsoul

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm

$903

Sculpture, La cage où les gens pleurent, Sandra Chevrier

La cage où les gens pleurent

Sandra Chevrier

Sculpture - 30 x 22 x 17 cm

$2,089

Painting, Arrive, Dena Haden

Arrive

Dena Haden

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$678

Sculpture, Coup de coeur, Aurélien Guiho

Coup de coeur

Aurélien Guiho

Sculpture - 29 x 23 x 6 cm

$452

Fine Art Drawings, Red Tulip, Ferdinando Codognotto

Red Tulip

Ferdinando Codognotto

Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24 x 0.2 cm

$384

Painting, Jules César, Alain Carron

Jules César

Alain Carron

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$2,146

Painting, Matrioshka Banksy, Fridouch'ka

Matrioshka Banksy

Fridouch'ka

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$169 $152

Sculpture, Box Flowers, David Cintract

Box Flowers

David Cintract

Sculpture - 33 x 33 x 4 cm

$1,186

Painting, 3.04.93 Matin, Vincent Bioulès

3.04.93 Matin

Vincent Bioulès

Painting - 22 x 27 x 1.5 cm

$4,743

Design, Vase céramique femme à la cithare, Aurélie Trabaud

Vase céramique femme à la cithare

Aurélie Trabaud

Design - 28 x 13 x 13 cm

$700 $560

Painting, Blek le Rat VS Banksy, Laurina Paperina

Blek le Rat VS Banksy

Laurina Paperina

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$3,049

Fine Art Drawings, I Wish I Was A Meme, James Jarvis

I Wish I Was A Meme

James Jarvis

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 21 x 2 cm

$2,500

Print, Fourteen Cameras, Christopher Stott

Fourteen Cameras

Christopher Stott

Print - 15.2 x 33 cm

$600

Photography, Love, Petite Poissone

Love

Petite Poissone

Photography - 23 x 29 x 2 cm

$486

Painting, Hello, Anna Jung

Hello

Anna Jung

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm

$2,089

Sculpture, Buste Antique, Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG

Buste Antique

Arnaud Puig aka ARDPG

Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 14 cm

$1,581

Print, Composition, Bernard Frize

Composition

Bernard Frize

Print - 21 x 40 cm

$1,694

Photography, Aah la bonne heure" Garder ton ombre, Bruxelles, Anahi Matteo

Aah la bonne heure" Garder ton ombre, Bruxelles

Anahi Matteo

Photography - 30 x 20 x 2.5 cm

$497

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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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