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Portrait de Surma N°4
Catherine Clare
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
€1,200 €1,080
Portrait de Surma N°3
Catherine Clare
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
€1,200 €1,080
Jeune fille à la cueillette des pommes
Catherine Clare
Design - 36 x 36 x 3 cm Design - 14.2 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,600 €1,440
L'égrégore du bonheur
Clara Crespin
Painting - 21 x 26 x 2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 10.2 x 0.8 inch
€500 €450
Sketch 02
Sabine Klara Lindenstreich
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,810
In love
Sabine Klara Lindenstreich
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,800
Mouette rieuse
Catherine Clare
Sculpture - 31 x 36 x 11 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 14.2 x 4.3 inch
€1,200 €1,080
Gipaète barbu
Catherine Clare
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 21 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 8.3 inch
€1,400 €1,260
Recto verso Pop
Anne Oléron
Sculpture - 42 x 22.5 x 7 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 8.9 x 2.8 inch
€190 €162
Serge Gainsbourg 7
Jean-Michel Lourenço
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€650
For Your Eyes Only 5
Marian Williams
Fine Art Drawings - 44.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 12.4 x 0 inch
€250
Dégustation des grands vins de Bordeaux
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
€110
Vase vintage, années 70
Catherine Clare
Design - 32 x 10 x 20 cm Design - 12.6 x 3.9 x 7.9 inch
€700 €630
Bronze masque (Firenze)
Ohad Ben-Ayala
Sculpture - 28 x 15 x 13 cm Sculpture - 11 x 5.9 x 5.1 inch
€3,200
Buste pur sang lusitanien
Catherine Clare
Sculpture - 35 x 40 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 15.7 x 5.9 inch
€2,490 €2,241
La dame à l'hermine N°2
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€320 €288
La dame à l'hermine N°3
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€320 €288
La dame à l'hermine N°1
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€320 €288
Les troncs d'arbres N°5
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€320 €288
La barque solaire N°2
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€320 €288
La barque solaire N°1
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€320 €288
Les troncs d'arbres N°4
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€320 €288
Les troncs d'arbres N°2
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€320 €288
Rome : Monument
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€390 €312
Rome : Saint Valentine
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€390 €312
Heading out ! (1)
Catherine Clare
Print - 20 x 26.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 7.9 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch
€280 €252
Sans titre
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 41 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,200
Fleur - Charlotte
Nando Kallweit
Sculpture - 30 x 8 x 12 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 3.1 x 4.7 inch
€1,200
La Grotte n°1
Manon Deck-Sablon
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€150
Angel with Wings, no. EA III/IV
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 31 x 8 x 5 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 3.1 x 2 inch
€1,390
Girl with tangerine
Karen Axikyan
Sculpture - 39 x 21 x 14 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 8.3 x 5.5 inch
€1,701 €1,446
Le petit poucet
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
€900
Hansel et Gretel
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
€900
Hansel et Gretel
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
€900
Catharsis n°1
Manon Deck-Sablon
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€450
Femme à lunette
Luc Masson-Todeschini
Photography - 27.6 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€300
Nu - Raphaelle
Aurélie Trabaud
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€80
USA. Nevada and California. The Misfits, a film by John HUSTON. 1960 IV
Eve Arnold
Photography - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,284
Readers series - Tom wolfe / Berlin taxi
Nikolaus von Wolff
Print - 23 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.1 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€800
Readers series - Ways of seeing
Nikolaus von Wolff
Print - 23 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.1 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€800
Readers series - Tube reader
Nikolaus von Wolff
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€800
Readers series - Privilege and law
Nikolaus von Wolff
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€800
Readers series - Poems
Nikolaus von Wolff
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€800
Readers series - Poems
Nikolaus von Wolff
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€800
Readers series - I ging modified
Nikolaus von Wolff
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€800
Readers series - Capital
Nikolaus von Wolff
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€800
Readers series - Lord of the rings
Nikolaus von Wolff
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€800
Readers series - Philosophy of money
Nikolaus von Wolff
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€800
Regatta Colors (Aux Couleurs de la Régate)
Janusz Kik
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€495 €248
Vivent les animaux
Jérôme Mesnager
Painting - 50 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€3,500
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…