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Forme abstraite
Gaston Orellana
Painting - 50 x 35.8 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 14.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,005
Le Cantique des oiseaux, Le Héron
Katia Kameli
Sculpture - 49 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
€7,500
Les architectures de l'ombre V.XXXXI
Geraldine Wilcke
Photography - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
€1,200
Knots, Time Landscape
June Kim
Sculpture - 43 x 36 x 63.5 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 14.2 x 25 inch
€25,000
Vendeur de bouées avec planche rouge
Rosario Heins
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
€1,280
Chêne-liège #5
Fabienne Verdier
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 28 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 11 inch
€11,000
Leaves
Aurelio Mistruzzi
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
€300
Sunset in a pea field
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€3,400
Vibration spirituelle… (Expression libre)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 40 x 40 x 7 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 2.8 inch
€1,200
Batman Hexabox
Priscilla Vettese
Sculpture - 26 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch
€290
Rampant horse on the sea - Italian painting & frame
Romano Mussolini
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€650
"Day & Night" Spinning Polymorph
Yaacov Agam
Sculpture - 32 x 28.5 x 12 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 11.2 x 4.7 inch
€36,000
Le soleil joue avec la lune
Sylvie Gedda
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,360
Still Life with Bottle, Knife and Fish
Emil Filla
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 37 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
€695,800
Yellow Rabbit-large size
Viktor Zuk
Sculpture - 46 x 33 x 14 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 13 x 5.5 inch
€550
Sans titre
Takeru Amano
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€1,300
Life is a real fighter
Jeremy Besset
Painting - 40 x 29 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
€290
Collage - 10
Lisbeth Delisle
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
€1,200
Still Life Flowers
Juan Jose Abella
Painting - 46 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.4 inch
€1,100
Snoopy, Promenade champêtre
Benny Arte
Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€900 €765
Botanical ornate. A quadriptych of Mini oil paintings
Momalyu Liubov Kriuchkova
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€820
Childhood Perception Series
Serge Hamad
Sculpture - 48.3 x 29.2 x 7.6 cm Sculpture - 19 x 11.5 x 3 inch
€3,715
Amalia, Paloma, and Bindongo
Joe Lasker
Fine Art Drawings - 43.2 x 34.3 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 13.5 x 2 inch
€1,173
Gontran (hommage à Modrian)
Flo Hombecq
Sculpture - 36 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
€950
The Coastal Sentinels
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€371
Rare, Atistic Large size Galaxy Vase
Miloslava Svobodova-Wyckmans
Design - 39 x 11 x 11 cm Design - 15.4 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
€850
Ravello sea pointview - Amalfitan Coast painting (Italy) + frame
Gio Sannino
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€365
Adam and Eve
Aleksandr Shkarbanenko
Sculpture - 45 x 45 x 4 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,564
Alleviation
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€500
Caleidoscopio
Amancio Gonzalez
Sculpture - 41 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch
€4,300
Wanakiji Jukurrpa (Rêve de tomates sauvages)
Teranie Williams Nangala
Painting - 40 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€400
Jewel of the Orchard
Sergey Miqayelyan
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€244
Floating Favelas, Red Expansion II
David Moreno
Sculpture - 41 x 45 x 18 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 17.7 x 7.1 inch
€3,500
Édition Le regard de David 30
Miguel Guía
Print - 32 x 30 x 0.3 cm Print - 12.6 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€380
One Dollar ondulé Karl Lagasse Pink & blue
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 39 x 18 x 2 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch
€900
Deluxe Bears Fashion tour
Stéphane Gautier
Print - 20 x 40 x 2 cm Print - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
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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…