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Painting, Consciousness beige, Eva Breitfuss

Consciousness beige

Eva Breitfuss

Painting - 50 x 50 x 6.5 cm

€2,700

Painting, Irradiation lumineuse - Abstraction et matière - série entre imaginaire et réel, Marie Mercier dite MALCQ

Irradiation lumineuse - Abstraction et matière - série entre imaginaire et réel

Marie Mercier dite MALCQ

Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm

€300

Print, Marylin M, Mischa Baker

Marylin M

Mischa Baker

Print - 50 x 50 x 5 cm

€895

Painting, Portrait of Tu, Nguyen Minh Tu

Portrait of Tu

Nguyen Minh Tu

Painting - 27 x 40 x 1 cm

€1,995

Sculpture, Shorebreak 6/9, Philip Hearsey

Shorebreak 6/9

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 11.5 x 34 x 13 cm

€1,822

Sculpture, Hommage à Pompon, Michel Audiard

Hommage à Pompon

Michel Audiard

Sculpture - 25 x 50 x 16 cm

€1,300

Sculpture, Composition à la corde, Dimas Macedo

Composition à la corde

Dimas Macedo

Sculpture - 29 x 26 x 9 cm

€260

Print, DeathM4532, Death NYC

DeathM4532

Death NYC

Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm

€199

Painting, Colours of the Pain, Kubra Aliyeva

Colours of the Pain

Kubra Aliyeva

Painting - 50 x 30 x 3 cm

€1,900

Painting, Marines 3 - Paysage abstrait de bord de mer, Edith Heim

Marines 3 - Paysage abstrait de bord de mer

Edith Heim

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

€120

Painting, Boniface, Bruneau

Boniface

Bruneau

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

€160

Painting, Radiant dance, Shiori Nakano

Radiant dance

Shiori Nakano

Painting - 30.5 x 23 x 0.2 cm

€300

Painting, Left (paper) pieces : unknown world, Hansol Yoon

Left (paper) pieces : unknown world

Hansol Yoon

Painting - 44.7 x 27 x 1 cm

€1,610

Painting, Tourmente océance, Khadija El Haouchi

Tourmente océance

Khadija El Haouchi

Painting - 29 x 29 x 3 cm

€200

Painting, 106 - from La Transvaloración de todos los valores, Armando de la Garza

106 - from La Transvaloración de todos los valores

Armando de la Garza

Painting - 39.9 x 30 x 2.5 cm

€1,729

Painting, Geometric Composition, Georges Folmer

Geometric Composition

Georges Folmer

Painting - 0.1 x 45 x 61 cm

€2,150

Painting, Extrait Peace N°02, Feng Kaixuan

Extrait Peace N°02

Feng Kaixuan

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm

€1,300

Painting, Portrait de femme, Pascal Marlin

Portrait de femme

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 36 x 26 x 0.2 cm

€350 €298

Painting, Rich 4 Love, Shorty'man

Rich 4 Love

Shorty'man

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

€300 €270

Sculpture, Corps à corps, Celkha

Corps à corps

Celkha

Sculpture - 36 x 8 x 5 cm

€1,400

Painting, Vortex of reverie, Narine Vardanyan

Vortex of reverie

Narine Vardanyan

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

€173

Sculpture, Needed Tools, Nicasio Fernandez

Needed Tools

Nicasio Fernandez

Sculpture - 27.9 x 10.4 x 13.2 cm

€2,882

Painting, Welcoming Spring, Asia Katz

Welcoming Spring

Asia Katz

Painting - 50 x 48 x 1 cm

€600

Print, Réappropriation5, Kurar

Réappropriation5

Kurar

Print - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm

€170

Print, Sans-titre, Max Ernst

Sans-titre

Max Ernst

Print - 38 x 28 cm

€800

Painting, Batman Luxe, Vili

Batman Luxe

Vili

Painting - 30 x 21 x 1 cm

€75 €68

Print, Legend, Azia Maria Sammartano

Legend

Azia Maria Sammartano

Print - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

€1,100 €990

Print, Speedy Mickey, Thélo

Speedy Mickey

Thélo

Print - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm

€500

Painting, Light among the olive trees, Andrea Borella

Light among the olive trees

Andrea Borella

Painting - 37 x 47 x 1 cm

€565

Print, Untitled, Sang Hwa CHUNG

Untitled

Sang Hwa CHUNG

Print - 43 x 36 x 0.1 cm

€4,000

Painting, Cher Vincent, Brigitte Parmentier

Cher Vincent

Brigitte Parmentier

Painting - 47 x 37 cm

€1,700

Sculpture, Cheval de Troie, Thomas Lévy

Cheval de Troie

Thomas Lévy

Sculpture - 41 x 43 x 36 cm

€6,000

Painting, Ref 597, Nicolas Dubreuille

Ref 597

Nicolas Dubreuille

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

€1,600

Sculpture, Amazing Spider-man 2, Popik

Amazing Spider-man 2

Popik

Sculpture - 26 x 17 x 15 cm

€500

Painting, Vae soli, Sandra Paris

Vae soli

Sandra Paris

Painting - 42 x 30 cm

€325

Sculpture, Wrestler Luchador Mexicano, Gabo Mendoza

Wrestler Luchador Mexicano

Gabo Mendoza

Sculpture - 37 x 37 x 15 cm

€1,330

Sculpture, Union, Patricia Volk

Union

Patricia Volk

Sculpture - 27 x 22 x 22 cm

€1,700

Print, Composition en Rouge, Jaune, Bleu, Noir, Piet Mondrian

Composition en Rouge, Jaune, Bleu, Noir

Piet Mondrian

Print - 47.5 x 35.5 x 0.1 cm

€1,000

Painting, Callas, Fabio Purino

Callas

Fabio Purino

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

€350

Sculpture, Yasumi, La Pointe

Yasumi

La Pointe

Sculpture - 28 x 9 x 9 cm

€650

Fine Art Drawings, Golden Song of the Revolution, Parimah Avani

Golden Song of the Revolution

Parimah Avani

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 10.5 x 0.2 cm

€450

Sculpture, Petit Totem Rectangle, Marie Guerrier

Petit Totem Rectangle

Marie Guerrier

Sculpture - 32 x 10 x 10 cm

€1,200

Sculpture, Shades Of Grey, Sarah Elqa

Shades Of Grey

Sarah Elqa

Sculpture - 38 x 19 x 14 cm

€2,402

Print, Untitled III, Joo Yeon Judy Yang

Untitled III

Joo Yeon Judy Yang

Print - 41 x 31 x 0.1 cm

€350

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Menachem Gueffen

Sans titre

Menachem Gueffen

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 28 x 1 cm

€580

Sculpture, Oiseau pirogue, Pauline Couble

Oiseau pirogue

Pauline Couble

Sculpture - 16 x 26 x 10 cm

€950

Photography, The eyes, Samuel Cueto

The eyes

Samuel Cueto

Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm

€900

Painting, Composition, Joseph Lacasse

Composition

Joseph Lacasse

Painting - 37 x 24.5 x 0.5 cm

€3,200

Fine Art Drawings, Epure, Ode Bertrand

Epure

Ode Bertrand

Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 30 cm

€1,800

Sculpture, Maro White, Théo MHS

Maro White

Théo MHS

Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 20 cm

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Hymne d'enfants, Akira Inumaru

Hymne d'enfants

Akira Inumaru

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm

€700

Painting, Nature_Port, Ahmed Zaibi

Nature_Port

Ahmed Zaibi

Painting - 42 x 42 cm

€400

Sculpture, Art Sanglé, Stéphane Cipre

Art Sanglé

Stéphane Cipre

Sculpture - 28 x 24 x 18 cm

€9,000

Painting, Le salon ensoleillé, Joseph Mittey

Le salon ensoleillé

Joseph Mittey

Painting - 21 x 28 x 0.3 cm

€844

Sculpture, Femme feuille, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Femme feuille

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 30 x 17 x 11 cm

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Beginning, Middle, End, Krasimira Stikar

Beginning, Middle, End

Krasimira Stikar

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm

€1,900

Sculpture, Ruban infini éclats de verres rouges, Jean-Jacques Joujon

Ruban infini éclats de verres rouges

Jean-Jacques Joujon

Sculpture - 30 x 50 x 30 cm

€950

Sculpture, Prestance, Âme Sauvage

Prestance

Âme Sauvage

Sculpture - 28 x 11 x 20 cm

€420

Painting, Pax occisus est, Sandra Encaoua

Pax occisus est

Sandra Encaoua

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm

€480

Sculpture, Contemporary Milpa, Rosalía Banet

Contemporary Milpa

Rosalía Banet

Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 5 cm

€13,452

Painting, Conversation à la Giudecca, Julien Solé

Conversation à la Giudecca

Julien Solé

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm

€580

Sculpture, The Scrooge (Red Edition), Guillaume Leprette

The Scrooge (Red Edition)

Guillaume Leprette

Sculpture - 35 x 15 x 13 cm

€1,150

Fine Art Drawings, Moses Soyer Daydream, Moses Soyer

Moses Soyer Daydream

Moses Soyer

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm

€4,228

Fine Art Drawings, Formes sculpturales, Thalia Dalecky

Formes sculpturales

Thalia Dalecky

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 50 x 2 cm

€640

Painting, Imagined destinations, Night (Nuit), Taisia Korotkova

Imagined destinations, Night (Nuit)

Taisia Korotkova

Painting - 36 x 50 x 0.2 cm

€500

Sculpture, Paysage VI, Delphine Brabant

Paysage VI

Delphine Brabant

Sculpture - 26 x 31 x 8 cm

€3,200

Design, Jeunesse stool green, Duccio Maria Gambi

Jeunesse stool green

Duccio Maria Gambi

Design - 43 x 41.5 x 32 cm

€4,200

Painting, Alphabet Basel grün a, Rainer Nepita

Alphabet Basel grün a

Rainer Nepita

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

€4,000

Painting, Shadow on concrete, Polina Izvekova

Shadow on concrete

Polina Izvekova

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm

€1,650

Photography, Sci sull'acqua Venezia, Vittorio Pavan

Sci sull'acqua Venezia

Vittorio Pavan

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm

€650

Painting, Rue Saint Romain Rouen, Bernard Guilain

Rue Saint Romain Rouen

Bernard Guilain

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

€850

Painting, Paysage des Alpes Suisse, Edoardo De Grada

Paysage des Alpes Suisse

Edoardo De Grada

Painting - 30 x 35.5 x 0.5 cm

€1,282

Painting, Le plateau d’huîtres, Edmond Ceria

Le plateau d’huîtres

Edmond Ceria

Painting - 27 x 41 x 3 cm

€2,500

Photography, Imagen en Viaje #1, Lorenzo Vitturi

Imagen en Viaje #1

Lorenzo Vitturi

Photography - 40 x 26.6 x 0.03 cm

€5,000

Print, Bagheera, Milan Sanka

Bagheera

Milan Sanka

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm

€150

Photography, Paysages - 0707, Yann Gaillot

Paysages - 0707

Yann Gaillot

Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

€380

Sculpture, Euclid, Thomas

Euclid

Thomas

Sculpture - 45 x 40 x 35 cm

€3,523

Sculpture, Ballerina on a cube, Alex Radionov

Ballerina on a cube

Alex Radionov

Sculpture - 38 x 22 x 20 cm

€5,600

Print, Petit matin d'été, Artiste Ouvrier

Petit matin d'été

Artiste Ouvrier

Print - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

€170

Sculpture, Untitled, Alaa Abou Shaheen

Untitled

Alaa Abou Shaheen

Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 7.5 cm

€4,100

Sculpture, Dragibus Tribute (Medium format), Annick Cuadrado

Dragibus Tribute (Medium format)

Annick Cuadrado

Sculpture - 33 x 26 x 6 cm

€2,000

Sculpture, The world turns in our hands, Catherine Clare

The world turns in our hands

Catherine Clare

Sculpture - 29 x 25 x 12 cm

€1,400

Painting, Night Klezmer, Yosl Bergner

Night Klezmer

Yosl Bergner

Painting - 30 x 25 x 3 cm

€4,900

Print, Matinée à Rome I, Alexei Lantsev

Matinée à Rome I

Alexei Lantsev

Print - 26.5 x 39.5 x 0.1 cm

€135

Sculpture, Motion Alone, Paul Insect

Motion Alone

Paul Insect

Sculpture - 43 x 35 x 7 cm

€4,500

Painting, Conversation d’automne, Alice de Miramon

Conversation d’automne

Alice de Miramon

Painting - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm

€950

Fine Art Drawings, Fallen Angel, Raluca Arnautu

Fallen Angel

Raluca Arnautu

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm

€700

Print, Untitled, Romain Duris

Untitled

Romain Duris

Print - 44 x 34 cm

€350

Painting, Les chevaux sauvages !, Noël Granger

Les chevaux sauvages !

Noël Granger

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm

€150

Painting, The man inside the robot, Claude Billès

The man inside the robot

Claude Billès

Painting - 39 x 28 x 1 cm

€300

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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…

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