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Piccolo Arcobaleno
Lucio Del Pezzo
Sculpture - 16 x 35 x 14 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 13.8 x 5.5 inch
€1,600
Shaman Woman
Heikki Länkinen
Painting - 41.5 x 29.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.3 x 11.6 x 0.2 inch
€1,850
Mont de Grange
Edmond Li Bellefroid
Painting - 35 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€500
Cloned Griffon Bruxellois with Pet Bottle
William Sweetlove
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 18 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 7.1 inch
€1,400
Black Piaf Large with brass picots (01/30)
Valerie Marty
Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 11 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 4.3 inch
€1,200
Electric Dream
Alexandra Romano
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1.5 inch
€1,026
Synesthetic Letters - Y
Dasha Pears
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€780
Small Maelstrom (Ref 855)
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 46 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 18.1 inch
€1,184
Retour à...Ses parents
Nicolas Blin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€2,200
Manifesto Bananero
Jean-François Boclé
Painting - 24 x 32 x 1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
€2,679
Manifesto Bananero
Jean-François Boclé
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
€2,679
Femme Art Déco à la robe rouge et étole jaune
Atelier Piquifou
Sculpture - 42 x 13 x 8 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.1 x 3.1 inch
€450
Avoir les dents longues, la vie en rose !?
Manchot
Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch
€500
Forrest with waterfall
Jacqueline Perez Saleh
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,770
Maci (Teddy Bear)
Szabolcs Bozó
Painting - 40.64 x 38.1 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 15 x 0.8 inch
€53,463
Sans titre
Jean-Charles Blais
Painting - 38.5 x 29.5 x 2 cm Painting - 15.2 x 11.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,300
Prussian Blue-stained Vista (Raw)
Natalie Lavelle
Painting - 45 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
Alice and the Loch Shiel
Fanny Roche
Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,786
City in the fog
Dagmara Skubisz
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.7 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
€1,770
Chaperon rouge illustration 4
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€500
The Red Bag
Katya Ackermann
Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€2,400
Force of nature
Nigel Forbes Moores
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,930
Still Cassius Clay V
Gerry Cranham
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€990
Bart Simpson
Matt Groening
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 31 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
€450
Contemporary Milpa
Rosalía Banet
Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 5 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 2 inch
€13,609
Bonbon polyester bleu turquoise
Laurence Jenk
Sculpture - 40 x 17 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 6.7 x 5.9 inch
€2,950
The fruit stand - Italian old painting
Guido Guidi
Painting - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€250
Luxury Art Toffee - Ferrari
Michael Daniels
Sculpture - 33 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
€225
Sans titre (9)
Franciszek Starowieyski
Painting - 32 x 22.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 8.9 x 0 inch
€750
From D.L.M. (joueur de cartes)
Alexander Calder
Print - 38.7 x 27.9 cm Print - 15.2 x 11 inch
€1,200
Cuina verd, groc i gris
Montse Roldos
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€185
Zen-3162
Ludoroy
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€1,200
Ki no kioku (Memory of tree), Ibuta-ji, Matsusaka city, Mie prefecture, 2023-11, N°11
Teddy Peix
Photography - 28 x 20 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€390
Drab days and Coloured Minds #1
Giò Schiano
Sculpture - 50 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
€890
Passenger side, Morocco.
Kevin Jordan O'Shea
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
€550
Noir 01 “Black River”
Hengki Koentjoro
Photography - 43 x 43 x 0.02 cm Photography - 16.9 x 16.9 x 0 inch
€950
Fleurs Rouges 1
Sophie Duplain
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 32 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 12.6 x 0.2 inch
€350
The birth of Venus
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 35 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
€950
Aurum 6
Marco Araldi & Keng Wai Lee
Painting - 42.5 x 32.5 x 4 cm Painting - 16.7 x 12.8 x 1.6 inch
€1,099
Analog (Abstract painting)
Pat McDermott
Painting - 38.1 x 38.1 x 4.4 cm Painting - 15 x 15 x 1.7 inch
€1,954
Quand les mystères sont très malins
Yves Brayer
Print - 22.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.9 x 12 x 0 inch
€850
Cornflowers and Phloxes
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,300 €1,105
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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…