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Tree of love Early spring 2024 - spring in France, flowers garden
Ulyana Korol
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€700
Field of color - west
Naoko Paluszak
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 1.3 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 0.5 inch
€1,118
Mourenx, la tour des célibataires
Hervé Di Rosa
Print - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
€150
Dreamers of Dawn
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 12 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch
€580
Her Universe
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€900
Blue & Green Sheep
Menashe Kadishman
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch
€1,361
Bob Marley at Berkshire Music Glen, 1978
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
The Yellow Jacket
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
€535
Le Couleur Est Un Chemin 4
Paul Jenkins
Print - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.5 cm Print - 15 x 11 x 0.2 inch
€729
Le Couleur Est Un Chemin 3
Paul Jenkins
Print - 40.6 x 27.9 x 0.5 cm Print - 16 x 11 x 0.2 inch
€729
Cratères sur Ondulations
Rita Di Benedetto
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
Les deux soeurs
Dirk De Keyzer
Sculpture - 47 x 11 x 25 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 4.3 x 9.8 inch
€14,800
30cm Heart CH Tribute Black
Naor
Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
€1,330
Iron Man loves Rock 'n Roll
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,900
Monochrome Tiger Pattern
Irena Tone
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
€290
Nos rires sonores, nos éclats de joie
Mohamed Lekleti
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 46 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch
€2,800
C.Z Guest Time cover
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€632
Isabella Blow in Philip Tracey
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€1,166
For the Love of God I
Diederik Van Apple
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 21 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 8.3 inch
€795
Champ de lumières
Frédéric Lemonnier
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€590
Joie et lumière à Pleumeur
Frédéric Lemonnier
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
€550
Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller Pose for a Portrait to Promote their Film 'Starsky & Hutch' - Los Angeles, CA 2004
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
Carmen Electra - Los Angeles, California 1998 II
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Will Ferrell (II) - Los Angeles, CA 2007
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Will Ferrell - Los Angeles, CA 2007
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Martin Scorsese - 2006
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
Jane Monheit - New York, US 2003 (IV)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Lucy Liu - Holmby Hills, CA 1999
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller Pose for a Portrait to Promote their Film 'Starsky & Hutch' - Los Angeles, CA 2004 (II)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvar - 2006
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Steven Spielberg - Cover of Time magazine, 2005
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Jane Monheit, 2003
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Jane Monheit - New York, US 2003 (II)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Jane Monheit - New York, US 2003
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
Joaquin Phoenix - Los Angeles, CA 2002
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Lucy Liu - Holmby Hills, CA 1999 II
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
Steve Martin 2007
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
The Fabulous Billygoons, Boston, MA, 1980
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
Siouxsie and the Banshees, Steven Severin, and Budgie - Boston, Massachusetts Circa 1980
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
Lene Lovich - Boston, Massachusetts Circa 1980
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Jolene Blalock - 2002 II
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
La Peste (L- R) Peter Dayton, Mark Karl, and Roger Tripp - Boston, Massachusetts, 1980
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Killing Joke - Back Stage, Boston, Massachusetts 1980
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
The Neighborhoods - Boston, MA
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
The Neighborhoods - Boston, MA (II)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Members of the band the B52's - Boston, 1980
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
Members of the band The B-52's - Boston, 1980 (II)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
Members of the band The B-52's - Boston, 1980 (III)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
Members of the Buzzcocks Danny Farrant, Chris Remington, Steve D - Boston, 1980
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
The Cramps, lead guitarist Poison Ivy
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€2,916
Brian Tristan - Cramps guitarist Kid Congo Powers
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Member of Human League, Philip Oake - Boston, MA 1980
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€2,916
Conversaciones #1
Giana De Dier
Photography - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Figurine Cereal Monsters Boo Berry
Kaws
Design - 28 x 24 x 20 cm Design - 11 x 9.4 x 7.9 inch
€1,000
Figurine Cereal Monsters Count Chocula
Kaws
Design - 28 x 18 x 20 cm Design - 11 x 7.1 x 7.9 inch
€1,000
Le passage - série sculpture Pierre de Tavel
Jf Carer
Sculpture - 31 x 20 x 13 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 7.9 x 5.1 inch
€1,900
Portrait #13. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,166
Snowy mountain in winter
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
The beautiful spring flowers of my garden.
Lilya Volskaya
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€800
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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…