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Fingernails
Michael Grine
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$300
Beretta in Crayons(5)
Luke Newton
Sculpture - 31 x 39 x 6 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 15.4 x 2.4 inch
$4,995
Consciousness beige
Eva Breitfuss
Painting - 50 x 50 x 6.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2.6 inch
$2,997
Paysage des Alpes Suisse
Edoardo De Grada
Painting - 30 x 35.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 14 x 0.2 inch
$1,371
Ours marchant
Marie-Josèphe Stenne
Sculpture - 18 x 37.5 x 12.5 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 14.8 x 4.9 inch
$666
Distance
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$9,990
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
$1,998
The Sublime Solar Dance
Shawn Kolodny
Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 12 x 12 x 6 inch
$2,950
Contemplation
Hervé Louail (Darlou)
Sculpture - 20 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$3,108
321 partez !
Sylvie Cappe
Sculpture - 41 x 34.5 x 34.5 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 13.6 x 13.6 inch
$1,021
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
$355
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
$477
Invisible Patterns. Spiral. Ceramic Sculpture, Woman
Sve Gri
Sculpture - 29 x 35 x 6 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 13.8 x 2.4 inch
$866
The Silent Language
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 45.7 x 32 x 0.5 cm Photography - 18 x 12.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,600
Juste un Bisou
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 40.6 x 46.5 x 0.5 cm Photography - 16 x 18.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,600
Grasslands Nocturne w/ fireflies
Nanci Erskine
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$195
Métamorphose
Juliette Wegrzyk
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$1,443
Encyclopédie Vagabonde
Antoine Grumbach
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.1 inch
$4,773
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
$600
And we shall..a tribute to the Combat Paper Project
Verena Schwarz
Print - 42 x 33 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.5 x 13 x 0.1 inch
$555 $499
Feuille d'automne sur Lichen n° 58 - série écorces d'arbres et minéraux
Eliane Dessaud
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$311
Boats on the beach vertical version - Amalfi Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$350
Recline - Aqua 1 - 25 novembre 2014
Vincent Champion-Ercoli
Painting - 18 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.1 x 11.2 x 0 inch
$1,332
Collection Signature, n°1
Camille Royer
Sculpture - 26 x 30 x 34 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 11.8 x 13.4 inch
$2,220
The words to portray you
Alessandro Capodici
Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$94
Tanto, Stava già male
Nicola Facchini
Sculpture - 25 x 30 x 32 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 11.8 x 12.6 inch
$3,108
Zoème, déesse des oiseaux
Katia Kameli
Painting - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$4,995
Pink Painting (Landscape No.7)
Doris Marten
Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,997
Playful Spirit. Fresh imprint of the impulse abstraction
Sve Gri
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$466
Chiaruscoro of still life
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$1,332
Skull in the Meditation with Neon Design
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 25 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 9.8 inch
$772
This Bird is Not a Starling
Rachel Isadora
Painting - 25.4 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 10 x 17 x 2 inch
$950
Juan San Miguel Allende
Joe Lasker
Painting - 27.9 x 16.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 11 x 6.5 x 2 inch
$1,950
Mariana Mirage
Nicolas Sanchez
Fine Art Drawings - 43.2 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 14 x 1.5 inch
$5,000
La musique avive le regard – Série : Musiciens
Dalila Hachelaf
Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$183
My Path has been stretched
Bianca Caloi di Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,288
April in Alsace
Mehran Rashidfarokhy
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
$1,140
Roof Top Island
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$940
Little lion blue
Cyril Maccioni
Sculpture - 30 x 7 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 2.8 x 1.8 inch
$3,330
Bonsai vase imari
Patrick Bergsma
Sculpture - 35 x 30 x 25 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 11.8 x 9.8 inch
$3,829
Sans titre
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$1,665
Fluctuat Nec Mergitur
Sébastien Kito
Sculpture - 44 x 42 x 42 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 16.5 x 16.5 inch
$11,100
Femme feuille
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 30 x 17 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 6.7 x 4.3 inch
$1,332
Icebergs en série
Marie Détrée
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$444
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…