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Hydrocarbure
Stéphane Martin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.04 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€150
Green violin 1990 Violon vert
Jeanine Belinska
Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
€995
Violons 1990 Violins
Jeanine Belinska
Print - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Print - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
€995 €498
Self Control n°1192
Mohammad Mardi
Sculpture - 10 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
€1,500
Ma non era mai andato così in collera
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 27 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0 inch
€1,800
Jeune femme endormie
Eugène Bégarat
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,900
Mountain rainbow
Adrian Bangerter
Painting - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2 cm Painting - 11 x 14 x 0.8 inch
€1,069
43-2018
Angel De la Peña
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,650
Pastel bleu 1423
Joel Giraud
Fine Art Drawings - 25.5 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 13.6 x 0 inch
€250
Patriarche
Christine Marie Nobre
Sculpture - 35 x 30 x 26 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 11.8 x 10.2 inch
€800
Clown triste
Violaine Boisivon
Sculpture - 16 x 42 x 39 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 16.5 x 15.4 inch
€1,500
Still Life (Flowers)
Natalya Listopad
Painting - 33 x 27 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
€583
Margueritte, rosalie, and cow
Christophe Thiry
Painting - 24 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch
€1,400
Invité au repas 15
Roger Decaux
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
€900
Littel Girn with QR code
Charlotte Parenteau-Denoël
Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€382 €325
Sans titre
Adam Nidzgorski
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
€650
Just the End of the world.
Eve Saint Jean
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 26 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 10.25 inch
€112
Journal d'un confiné 47
André Cervera
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€280
Crouched Lioness and Rabbits
Wilhelm Lorenz
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 44.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch
€550
Village de pêcheurs
Jean-Pierre Douchez
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€625
Rouleaux bleus et verts n°12 - Paysage marin et tumulte de la mer
Marie-Joëlle Cédat
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€570
Hymne à l'amour
Emilie Teillaud
Sculpture - 42 x 22 x 12 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 8.7 x 4.7 inch
€1,900
Sans Titre 11 - Ref BDNW9153
Jean-Pierre Stora
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 12.6 inch
€950
Post cards from the beach #25
Sylvia Shanahan
Painting - 45.7 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 18 x 18 x 2 inch
€778
Christ - Stations of the Cross, Number XI
Michael Burgess
Print - 46 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€1,200
Still life with vase and fruit
Marco Fariello
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,800
Adrian's dreams
Clément Herrmann
Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€1,000
Portrait de femme amérindienne
Edouard Morerod
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
€854
Chinese Interior #1
Robert van der Hilst
Photography - 42 x 49 cm Photography - 16.5 x 19.3 inch
€1,800
Nature morte II 1993 Sitll life II
P Girot
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.3 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
€995 €498
Femme d'Afrique du Nord
Francisque Noailly
Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
€694
Château d'Eau
Georges Albert Fustier
Painting - 26 x 36 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
€747
Sans Titre
Jean-Gabriel Chauvin
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 inch
€900
Crisis of the Foreign Debt and Development
Bettino Craxi
Print - 48 x 34 x 0.5 cm Print - 18.9 x 13.4 x 0.2 inch
€550
Jeune enfant jouant
Ernest Samuel Geiger
Painting - 31 x 17 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.2 x 6.7 x 0.2 inch
€1,793
Sin título I
Miquela Vidal Barceló
Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
€1,996
Iris hysterique
Sacha Haillote
Photography - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch
€1,300
Hilly Billy Willy Nilly I
Max Hammond
Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
€1,944
Portrait of Theophilus
Ganiyat Abdulazeez
Painting - 50.8 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 18 x 1 inch
€1,215
View across the lake
Rose-Marie Kossowan
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 1 inch
€856
Simbolismo flamenco / Flamenco Symbolism
Vicente Escudero
Painting - 27.5 x 19.5 cm Painting - 10.8 x 7.7 inch
€4,500
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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…