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Small Alien orange - H 27
Massimo Lunardon
Sculpture - 27 x 18 x 0.2 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,141
Detected Dictionnary (Wolfsschädel)
Stefan à Wengen
Painting - 30 x 25 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch
$3,366
Sketch for the Parliament Hall 'Thanatos and the Enigma'
Giulio Aristide Sartorio
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$8,414
L'équilibriste
Jeanne Saint-Chéron
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$426
Chilling Minnie / Dessin original signé et certifié
Skayzoo
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$393
Milk glass vases
Bennett Vadnais
Painting - 28 x 35.5 x 1.27 cm Painting - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$5,609
Ladies to the pond - France painting Belle Epoque + frame
Antonio Pecorelli
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$337
Sans titre 1
Charles Durand
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 15.4 inch
$393
Sans Titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW2910
Oscar Dominguez
Print - 32 x 46.5 cm Print - 12.6 x 18.3 inch
$10,658
Memory insect 3
Shilpa Joglekar
Photography - 44 x 44 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.3 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
$505
View of Saint Moritz
Carlo Ferrari
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$5,834
La bougie
Henriette Barety
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$449
Joyeux Noël et un bon 1980
Michael Lechner
Print - 37.5 x 28 x 1 cm Print - 14.8 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$337
Amazing Spiderman
Mike McKone
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$2,468
Summer tree
Susan Wooler
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$110
Le vendeur de rue
Edouard Menta
Painting - 46.5 x 38.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.3 x 15.2 x 0.2 inch
$2,666
Landscape
Alfred Sobottka
Fine Art Drawings - 29.4 x 32.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 12.9 x 0 inch
$550
Judith Malina & Hannon Reznikov at La Mama Theatre
Amy Cohen Banker
Photography - 25 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$280 $252
1974 Les toits de Paris Roofs
Kojiro Akagi
Painting - 35 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$8,414
Milarius Dogonarus
Michel Flamme
Sculpture - 48 x 26 x 30 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 10.2 x 11.8 inch
$2,580
Two Women on the Subway, New York City
Walker Evans
Photography - 28.6 x 27.9 cm Photography - 11.25 x 11 inch
$5,000
Gold Angel - Gucci Tribute
Jimmie Martin
Sculpture - 40 x 29 x 25 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 11.4 x 9.8 inch
$4,375
Bar le Soleil (Ménilmontant)
Amadou Gaye
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$449
The Mysterious Appearance of the Georgia O'Keefe Mug
JJ Manford
Painting - 49.5 x 40.6 x 2 cm Painting - 19.5 x 16 x 0.8 inch
$9,998
La Tragédie Antique, étude pour le décor mural du vestibule du Théâtre de Chaillot, 1936
Henry de Waroquier
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 13.8 inch
$7,292
The Old Soldier VS Beautiful Young Zealot
Robert Crumb
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 37 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$15,707
Portrait of woman
Riccardo Moretti
Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 36 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$539
Still life
Federico Zandomeneghi
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$2,468
Éclipse
Emmanuel Bourgeois
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$539
Unique openwork portrait
Boguslaw Popowicz
Sculpture - 40 x 33 x 18 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13 x 7.1 inch
$7,291
Le Fauteuil Bleu
Jean-Baptiste Valadié
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$3,141
Soleil, Les cyclades
Roland Zobel
Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 7 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch
$3,254
You are my home planet
Joana Choumali
Photography - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$16,828
Man building a tower away from his own heart
Susano Correia
Painting - 44 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 17.3 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch
$16,716
Nostalgia
Zena Dabbous
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 30.5 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 12 x 0 inch
$400
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…