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![Painting, Hoag II, Fabien Bouguennec](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/765555_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, The Death of Lovers, Mario Radice](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/725043_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, The Distruction, Mario Radice](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/686772_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Damned Women, Mario Radice](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/686766_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Lesbo, Mario Radice](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/686763_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Song of the Afternoon, Mario Radice](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/686325_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Beauty (La Bellezza), Mario Radice](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/686310_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, PJ8, Joan Hernández Pijuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/46914_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, PJ6, Joan Hernández Pijuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/46893_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Los mulatos estiraban gomas ansiosos, Josep Guinovart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/39144_1_grid.jpg)
Los mulatos estiraban gomas ansiosos
Josep Guinovart
Print - 47 x 49 cm Print - 18.5 x 19.3 inch
€350
![Painting, Continuum 5 - Paris, Ann Thomson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2509_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Sphère N°1443, Yann Perrier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182227_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans Titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173793_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans Titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173417_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Synapsis, Maria Bacha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170484_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dive Into Blue I, Maria Bacha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170481_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dive Into Blue III, Maria Bacha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170480_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dive Into Blue IV, Maria Bacha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170479_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fleeting Time I, Maria Bacha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170475_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fleeting Time II, Maria Bacha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170474_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fleeting time III, Maria Bacha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170473_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Keeping it simple, Poonam Choudhary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160906_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Compacts N°3-6, Yann Crenn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146888_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Compacts N°3-9, Yann Crenn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146885_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Compacts N°4-5, Yann Crenn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146878_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Compacts N°4-10, Yann Crenn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146873_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Compacts N°1-6, Yann Crenn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146869_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rhizome #26, Nathalie Berger Balland](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145310_1_grid.jpg)
Rhizome #26
Nathalie Berger Balland
Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
€690
![Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (32), Sara Chaar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137131_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled (32)
Sara Chaar
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 11 x 0.4 inch
€340
![Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (31), Sara Chaar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137126_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled (31)
Sara Chaar
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 11 x 0.4 inch
€340
![Painting, Rio, Karin Goeppert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2073648_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cerulean SKies- Etude I, Jo Moore](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2068614_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, As the Wind Blows---Etude I, Jo Moore](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2068611_1_grid.jpg)
As the Wind Blows---Etude I
Jo Moore
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.8 inch
€825
![Painting, If Only, Ellen Brook](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2054133_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The End Is The Beginning, Cynthia Ligeros](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2045256_1_grid.jpg)
The End Is The Beginning
Cynthia Ligeros
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch
€786
![Painting, Wild Promises, Cynthia Ligeros](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2045253_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Infinite Moments, Cynthia Ligeros](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2045238_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Shape of Time, Cynthia Ligeros](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2045235_1_grid.jpg)
The Shape of Time
Cynthia Ligeros
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch
€849
![Print, Chemin de bois 1, Jan Voss](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1978299_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Static 413, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1875354_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Static 407, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1875345_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Swing XVIII, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1875327_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Season in the Sun, Christel Haag](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1875054_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Harmonic III, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1865964_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Harmonic .IV, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1865961_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Harmonic .VII, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1865958_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Harmonic. IX, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1865955_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Harmonic. XII, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1865952_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Harmonic. XIV, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1865949_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, All in bloom. III, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1859172_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, All in bloom. IV, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1859169_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, All in bloom. VII, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1859166_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, All in bloom. VIII, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1859163_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, All in bloom. XI, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1859160_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, All in bloom. XII, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1859157_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Liberation, Cynthia Ligeros](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1859064_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, All in bloom. XXVIII, Sia Aryai](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1851960_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Follow the path of the sun, Susan Wooler](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1851903_1_grid.jpg)
Follow the path of the sun
Susan Wooler
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€673
![Painting, Wrap yourself around Me, Karin Goeppert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1842954_1_grid.jpg)
Wrap yourself around Me
Karin Goeppert
Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
€626
![Painting, Whatever, Karin Goeppert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1842159_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Never Mind!, Karin Goeppert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1831743_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ab und zu (Diptych), Christel Haag](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1831683_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Plongée dans le bleu, Marie-Fa Lazzari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785399_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vers les Himalayas, Mariam Khachatryan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1774389_1_grid.jpg)
Vers les Himalayas
Mariam Khachatryan
Painting - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€700
![Painting, La Rose, Mariam Khachatryan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1774362_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, La Poulette, César Baldaccini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1608717_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Tränen: Hirschfuß, Joseph Beuys](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/16002_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Schwurhand: Wandernde Kiste #5, Joseph Beuys](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15994_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Schwurhand: Wandernde Kiste #2 , Joseph Beuys](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15992_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Schwurhand: Skulptur aus Gold, Joseph Beuys](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15981_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Schwurhand: Wandernde Kiste #1 , Joseph Beuys](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15974_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Schwurhand: Mit Fett gefüllte Skulptur , Joseph Beuys](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15972_1_grid.jpg)
Schwurhand: Mit Fett gefüllte Skulptur
Joseph Beuys
Print - 32 x 25 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.8 inch
€2,500
![Print, Schwurhand: Lumen, Joseph Beuys](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15965_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Loly 1 1, Benoit Thiel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1588164_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abondance II, Laurence Hubswerlin Diradourian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1575825_1_grid.jpg)
Abondance II
Laurence Hubswerlin Diradourian
Painting - 16 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 6.3 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
€320
![Painting, Secrets of the night, Karl-Karol Chrobok](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1452852_1_grid.jpg)
Secrets of the night
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 48 x 34 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 13.4 x 0 inch
€600
![Painting, Plume, Sylvie Duval](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1433106_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Spring in Brittany, Puppies in my Garden, Claudie Baran](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1333038_1_grid.jpg)
Spring in Brittany, Puppies in my Garden
Claudie Baran
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€620
![Print, Un artiste est nez, Patrick Moya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1308672_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abstract_007, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1290777_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abstract_006, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1290771_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abstract_005, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1290756_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abstract_004, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1290750_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abstract_003, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1290741_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abstract_002, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1290726_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abstract_001, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1290315_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Coucher de soleil rose, Françoise Laine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1224570_1_grid.jpg)
Coucher de soleil rose
Françoise Laine
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
€490
![Painting, Better off alone 03, Poonam Choudhary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1163499_1_grid.jpg)
Better off alone 03
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€214
![Sculpture, Codex 2, Bernard Métranve](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1127988_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Solaire, Marcela Zemanova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/991977_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, En Avant, Marcela Zemanova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/975939_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Jaune Citron et Or, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/967950_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Zapping Blue Colors, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/962565_1_grid.jpg)
Zapping Blue Colors
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€395
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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…