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Homme Oiseau Jaune 1984 Yellow Man Bird
Kong Ok Sim
Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,116 $559
Renaissance Papillon 1990 Butterfly Paon du Jour
Jean Lodge
Print - 38 x 28 x 0.3 cm Print - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$1,066
Estructura E11
Consuelo Vinchira
Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$2,244
Paysage de campagne
Michel Terrapon
Painting - 33 x 46 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,034
Back in business (2)
Damien Deroubaix
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 41 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 16.1 inch
$1,683
Eglise San Giovanni degli Eremiti
Antonio Ferrigno
Painting - 39.5 x 19.5 x 2 cm Painting - 15.6 x 7.7 x 0.8 inch
$987
Raices de mis Sueños / Woodcarving Alebrije Mexican Folk Art Sculpture
Laura Michelle Fuentes Piña
Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 35 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 13.8 inch
$1,700
Dragibus Tribute (Medium format)
Annick Cuadrado
Sculpture - 33 x 26 x 6 cm Sculpture - 13 x 10.2 x 2.4 inch
$2,244
Memories I
Victoria Dearing
Photography - 27.5 x 44.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 10.8 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch
$561 $505
Angel as demon
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Sculpture - 31 x 30 x 11 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 11.8 x 4.3 inch
$898
Untitled II. From the Series Chiromorphose
Nico Baixas / Gos-com-fuig
Photography - 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,250
Untitled
Magda Bolumar
Fine Art Drawings - 26.5 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.4 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$3,366
Lesson about the cube
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 40 x 23 x 14 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.1 x 5.5 inch
$2,244
Anchor in gold - série coque et ancre de bateau
Andreas Möltgen
Photography - 40 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$696
L'homme debout Astolfo
Vito Imburgia
Sculpture - 37 x 10 x 8 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch
$1,683
Fillette aux boucles rousse
Lucien-Philippe Moretti
Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,103
Doh nuts
Damien Pierron (dit K-Libre)
Painting - 30 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,099
Why are we so alone even in company?
Marc Bodie
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$729
Berger des Alpes et sa pipe
G. Baur
Painting - 39.5 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.6 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,000
Mer 1990 Deep Sea
Ana Maria Lorenzen
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,188
Sans titre
Jean-Luc Herman
Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 27 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.1 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$337
Champs Cathédrale de Chartres Fields Cathedral
Claude Larmet
Painting - 27 x 35.5 cm Painting - 10.6 x 14 inch
$1,060
Nature morte à la pomme
Fernand Blondin
Painting - 26.5 x 34.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.4 x 13.6 x 0.1 inch
$667
1977, Age 20
Blade (Steven Ogburn)
Photography - 25 x 50 x 3 cm Photography - 9.8 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,212
Rue animée à Montmartre, Paris
Simon Kramer
Painting - 48 x 38 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.9 x 15 x 0.2 inch
$690
Swing, Hand Stitched Canvas, Cherrywood Frame
Casey Waterman
Sculpture - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Sculpture - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,200
Tennis, Hand Stitched Canvas, Cherrywood Frame
Casey Waterman
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$1,200
Uncanny X-Force
Mark Brooks
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$2,019
Vassilis with farm equipment
Jen Sloan
Photography - 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,010 $909
Straight to heaven
Stephanie Powell
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$729 $583
Temerity
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,212
Cityscape with figures...
John Haanstra
Painting - 25.7 x 20.5 x 1 cm Painting - 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,963
Photographie de Marilyn Monroe
George Barris
Photography - 28 x 37 x 1 cm Photography - 11 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,099
Colored Fields
Jim Lagasse
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14 x 1 inch
$475
Alembic Cube (study 1)
Jonathan Prince
Sculpture - 40.6 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm Sculpture - 16 x 16 x 16 inch
$65,000
Personnages
Serge Pahnke
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 39.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch
$621
L'avenue de l'Opéra, Paris
René Genis
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.3 inch
$505
Spectre Laiton
Guillaume Garrié
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$2,132
This is not a starry night
Basilio Giangreco
Photography - 26 x 40 cm Photography - 10.2 x 15.7 inch
$123
Let's traverse the universe
Mario Tyropolis
Painting - 35 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 2 inch
$785
Paysage et Village Sud Coréen 1974 South Korean Village and landscape
Jun Myung Ja
Painting - 32.5 x 42 cm Painting - 12.8 x 16.5 inch
$1,963
Paysage d'un village enneigé
Albert Joseph Januarius Di Décarli
Painting - 37.5 x 45 x 1 cm Painting - 14.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$713
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Ilia Boyarov
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 9.8 inch
$213
Seated woman
Fernando Botero
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$76,289
Art Deco Tagger
Noëmie Rubinsztejn
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$954
Dans les Rigieres
Marie Laurencin
Painting - 28.5 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.2 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$16,268
Octopus#3
Jean-Baptiste Sénégas
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,010
Small
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…