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Carreta Herencia de mi Tierra
Manuel Cruz Prudencio
Sculpture - 33 x 48 x 28 cm Sculpture - 13 x 18.9 x 11 inch
$2,500
Louis en marinière
LN Le Pape
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$178
Sans titre 11
Zan Donna
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$178
Back to black Patriotic mess 2
Juan Cordero
Print - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$666
DIP (white series)
Federico Alibrio
Sculpture - 25 x 33 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 13 x 3.9 inch
$222
Chat l’Bête 2.3 #128
Stephanie Godann
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$333
Untitled from Portafolio el exilio de los sentidos
Boris Viskin
Print - 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Print - 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$400
Nike AJ1 Blue Sneaker
Felix Semper
Sculpture - 30 x 16 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 6.3 x 3.9 inch
$21,000
Nude
Carlo Mattioli
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$2,997
Chaise architecturale
Francesco Marino Di Teana
Design - 42 x 44 x 99 cm Design - 16.5 x 17.3 x 39 inch
$6,660
Landscape
Emmanuel Charles Jodelet
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 25 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch
$366
Vautour pape
Ray Lambert
Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$444
Sans titre
Rajendra Dhawan
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 28.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.2 inch
$4,218
Intervalles du carré
Julio Pacheco-Rivas
Painting - 49 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 19.3 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$3,552
Variations - Set of 4 prints - Signed.
Maria Chiara Re
Print - 30 x 21 x 2 cm Print - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch
$144
Vintage "Otero" Table Lamp Model 2748
Rodolfo Dordoni
Design - 47 x 40 x 40 cm Design - 18.5 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$3,330
Vintage Silver Pitcher
Mariano Alignani
Design - 32 x 22 x 25 cm Design - 12.6 x 8.7 x 9.8 inch
$4,218
Flower Pot
Fiorenzo Tomea
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 34 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,664
Ponte Garibaldi, Rome
Antonio Vangelli
Painting - 35 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$4,218
10e anniversaire Fondation Maeght
Joan Gardy Artigas
Print - 50 x 40 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
$388
Ripper
Iván Castellón Quiroga
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 11.8 inch
$300
Satyrical Portrait of Benito Mussolini
Alberto Fremura
Fine Art Drawings - 49.2 x 34 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.4 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch
$388
Sketches
Paul Garin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 26.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch
$422
Bucolic Scene
Oskar Kokoschka
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch
$14,430
Double Hand-stand (Green)
Joan Cornellà
Design - 34.5 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm Design - 13.6 x 6 x 5 inch
$422
Bullet Tomato Soup Campbell's hommage Andy Warhol
Olivier DeGroote
Sculpture - 28 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
$322
Rêver de toi
Audrey Faivre
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$344
Acteur Japonais d'Antan Yesteryear Japanese Actor
Utagawa Kunisada Toyokuni III
Print - 33 x 23 cm Print - 13 x 9.1 inch
$499
Green violin 1990 Violon vert
Jeanine Belinska
Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$327
La lagune, Venise
André Hambourg
Fine Art Drawings - 8.2 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$388
Potato with Nails
Andrei Roiter
Photography - 27.94 x 35.56 x 2.54 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 1 inch
$500
Work
Monsieur Zéro
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$244
BIophilia; Cell
Kazuhiro Toyama
Sculpture - 37 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$18,647
Small
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…