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Die weiße Frau - Druckedition
Brigitte Witzer
Print - 43 x 37 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.9 x 14.6 x 0 inch
€950
Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément
Virginie Clement
Painting - 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
€500 €450
A Girl In A Window
Yosl Bergner
Painting - 40 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
€4,933
Gravity - Serie Pinoccio
Pato Reichler
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,450
A mi nadie me señala
Richard García
Painting - 40 x 25 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch
€1,430
Melancholic Tulip
André Kertész
Photography - 30 x 23 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch
€1,500
The Old Country Refuge
Zhirayr Khachatryan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€580
Adam and Eve
Aleksandr Shkarbanenko
Sculpture - 45 x 45 x 4 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,547 €1,315
Série bleu et blanc #2
Pedro Viana Parente
Painting - 39 x 28.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.2 x 0.2 inch
€350
Untitled
Joan Albert
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 47 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 18.5 x 0 inch
€600
Été
Marine Walon
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
€350
Sans Titre I, série Prism
Matthieu Venot
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,200
The stream of water lilies - Italian painting & frame
Bruno Tinucci
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€850
Keith Richards
John Rowlands
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,306
Sub Rosa
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 30.5 x 43.2 x 0.5 cm Photography - 12 x 17 x 0.2 inch
€1,451
Non title
Joan Miró
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 44 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 17.3 x 0.2 inch
€54,000
Sans titre 1/2
Maria Hahnenkamp
Photography - 37 x 48.5 x 0.5 cm Photography - 14.6 x 19.1 x 0.2 inch
€600
2020_11 1 (GA43)
Guillaume Allemand
Sculpture - 43 x 43 x 3 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 16.9 x 1.2 inch
Sold
Rhizome #20
Nathalie Berger Balland
Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
€580
Untitled
Kiro Urdin
Fine Art Drawings - 38.5 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.2 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
€5,500
A l'orée du village
Charles Émile Moïse Hornung
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,174
Alessandro Magno nº3
Davide Ricchetti
Painting - 42 x 28.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.2 x 0.2 inch
€900
Into the Waves, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Livia Mosanu
Painting - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2 cm Painting - 11 x 14 x 0.8 inch
€503
Lubéron bastide fleurie
Francis Riehl
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€585
La cerisiers en fleur
Charlotte Pivard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
€150
Jean-Michel Basquiat #5 100% & 400% Set
Bearbrick
Design - 28 x 11 x 5 cm Design - 11 x 4.3 x 2 inch
€220
Regard sur soi / Look at yourself
Claudine Barclais
Painting - 40 x 32 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,800
Detail, inside / outside nr. 9, 2009
René van den Bos
Print - 29.7 x 19.8 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.7 x 7.8 x 0 inch
€320
1 of infinite possibilities of seeing a particular rectangle a little different
Guido Winkler
Print - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€430
Pink Chaise Series No.3
Mineko Yoshida
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€285
Ragisména series White M1
Rodrigo Zuliani Hauck Zampol
Sculpture - 30 x 19.8 x 3.8 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.8 x 1.5 inch
€580
Beretta in Crayons(5)
Luke Newton
Sculpture - 31 x 39 x 6 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 15.4 x 2.4 inch
€4,500
Chromointerference manipulable la difference
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 10 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.8 x 3.9 inch
€10,650
Libre expression
Florence Hombecq
Sculpture - 34 x 11 x 13 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 4.3 x 5.1 inch
€1,100
Julie and Victoria
Matthew Keith Davies
Painting - 31 x 42 x 3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,650
Four Person in One
Hrair Gharib
Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€500 €450
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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…