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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
$388 $194
Cubes magiques
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$332 $166
Zapping of colors
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$327 $164
Rouge de Garance er Or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$332 $166
Cercles Rouge et Or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$332 $166
Carres Magiques et Or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$332 $166
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
$443 $222
Carrés Magiques
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$388 $194
Bleu ceruléum et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$443 $222
Cubes Magiques
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$388 $194
Zapping Pictural
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$443 $222
Bleu orange et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$443 $222
Vers un océan bleu
Eric Munsch
Painting - 50 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 1 inch
$544 $463
Red-footed Falcon
Lyuben Domozetski
Painting - 24.2 x 32.3 x 2 cm Painting - 9.5 x 12.7 x 0.8 inch
$955 $859
Composition Ref BDNW7491
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.6 inch
$610
Composition Ref BDNW7493
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.6 inch
$610
Composition Ref BDNW7492
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.6 inch
$610
Composition Ref BDNW7448
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
$721
Composition Ref bDNW7447
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
$721
Composition Ref BDNW7441
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
$721
Composition Ref BDNW7449
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
$721
Composition Ref BDNW7440
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
$721
Composition Ref BDNW7437
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
$721
Composition Ref BDNW7438
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
$721
Zig Zag Ref BDNW8093
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 inch
$721
Zig Zag Ref BDNW8092
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 inch
$721
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
$166
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
$166
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
$323 $162
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
$323 $162
Composition abstraite Ref GO0895
Raymond Trameau
Painting - 30 x 47 cm Painting - 11.8 x 18.5 inch
$1,609
Bâtiment dorés
Ysabel Laffitte
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,099 $549
Cacciatrice di farfalle
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 36 x 33 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 13 x 0 inch
$244 $208
Le danseur de kabuki
Claude Weisbuch
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 32 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 12.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,442
Centauromachia
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 27 x 50 x 0.4 cm Painting - 10.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$433 $369
Cavaliere e le Arpie
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$433 $369
Gold and copper Roboclusion bas-relief
Vincent Sabatier
Sculpture - 40 x 30 x 5 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch
$1,998 $1,798
Incidental Emotion III
Kajazun (Kajo) Avetisyan
Painting - 45 x 36 cm Painting - 17.7 x 14.2 inch
$366
Mysteres du Fond Marin
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$544 $272
Una lotta perpetua
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 33 x 27 x 0.4 cm Painting - 13 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$332
Letters and Numbers
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$544 $272
Je suis Monsieur Lapin
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$444
Je ne suis pas content
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$444
Pourquoi tu dis ça ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$444
Eh, tu ne comprends pas ?
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$444
Monsieur Lapin II
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$444
Primer PGO – illustration
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 27 x 45 x 0.2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$622
Untitled
Agathe Wagner
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 46 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 18.1 inch
$666 $599
Lord Shiva III
Aatmica Ojha
Painting - 37 x 27 x 1 cm Painting - 14.6 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,109 $1,054
Ritratto di un vecchio amico
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 40 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch
$433 $369
Sommelier
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$311 $264
Giuditta, omaggio a Lucas Cranach
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 30 x 25 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$289 $245
Dondolando tra le stelle
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 45 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$344 $293
Hiendas / Clefts
M. M. Calvo
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 13.8 inch
$3,108
Sans titre 6. Série Skull
Christophe Faso
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$555
Sans titre 5. Série Skull
Christophe Faso
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$555
Sans titre 2. Série Skull
Christophe Faso
Painting - 28 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$555
Sans titre 3. Série Skull
Christophe Faso
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$555
Sans titre. Série skull
Christophe Faso
Painting - 27 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$555
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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…