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Drawing For Sewing
Kyung-Sup Byun
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,700
Logic of the immanent reversed process
Luc Am Pierre
Print - 33 x 30 x 3 cm Print - 13 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
€500
I Can't Recall It Lightly At All (Copper)
B.D. White
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,110
Mahsa and the lion
Mehnoush Modonpour
Painting - 46 x 38 x 1.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.6 inch
€880
Untitled from Portafolio El exilio de los sentidos
Helen Escobedo
Print - 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Print - 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch
€676
Untitled from Portafolio El exilio de los sentidos
Francisco Castro Leñero
Print - 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Print - 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch
€579
Jeunesse stool green
Duccio Maria Gambi
Design - 43 x 41.5 x 32 cm Design - 16.9 x 16.3 x 12.6 inch
€4,200
The Lady with the Necklace
Elisabeth Constantin
Painting - 34 x 34 x 4 cm Painting - 13.4 x 13.4 x 1.6 inch
€1,200 €600
Manananggol ng Palasyo de San Lazaro ( Resurrection Day)
Alwin Reamillo
Sculpture - 11.5 x 32.5 x 2 cm Sculpture - 4.5 x 12.8 x 0.8 inch
€1,795
Seaside
Fioravante Seibezzi
Painting - 29 x 39 x 2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 15.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,200 €1,080
Drawing For Sewing 8
Kyung-Sup Byun
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€2,990
Rainy Day I
Viktoria Ganhao
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€130
Portrait de jeune fille
Emile-François Chambon
Fine Art Drawings - 34.5 x 24.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.6 x 9.6 x 0.1 inch
€670
Retour du marché en bord de mer et bateaux de pêche
Émile Henry
Painting - 24 x 42 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
€521
Lavandière bretonne
Marguerita Pillini
Painting - 40 x 24.5 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 9.6 x 0.4 inch
€638
The Joy 1971 La Joie
Jan Cornelis Van holthe
Painting - 28 x 11 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11 x 4.3 x 0.2 inch
€950
Woman
Nicola Simbari
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0 inch
€750
Microbial Map of Middle Earth
Zigmunds Orlovskis
Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
€110
Verona, Piazza Erbe, Italy
Michele Cascarano
Painting - 25 x 29.5 x 8 cm Painting - 9.8 x 11.6 x 3.1 inch
€670
Die Versuchung des Heiligen Antonius
Alfred Kubin
Print - 50 x 35 x 0.3 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
€1,400
People Conversation
Chas Laborde
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 20.3 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 8 x 0.1 inch
€650
Skiers XII (December)
Ernesto Dick
Painting - 23 x 44 x 0.2 cm Painting - 9.1 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
€1,800
Family Ride
Louis Lambert (3ttman)
Sculpture - 28 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 11 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
€1,640
A travers les pins aux abords d'Agay
Paul-Jean Gervais
Painting - 19 x 27 x 1 cm Painting - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
€709
Mini Chorus 1
Geoff Catlow
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 33 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 13 x 1.6 inch
€606
Orchidia-Queen of the Night
Kohlene Hendrickson
Painting - 40 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch
€1,700 €1,530
Kano 1975
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
€950
Coffee & Cigarette 5
Andrea Vandoni
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€500
Cascade no. 1
Jennifer Idrizi
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 26 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.2 x 0.2 inch
€675
Sur la banquise - Ourse polaire
Véronique Laffaille
Sculpture - 24.5 x 50 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.6 x 19.7 x 7.9 inch
€3,875
Sans titre
Fabien Verschaere
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch
€680
La Bella Utopia
Marcelo Pedrozo
Painting - 29.5 x 20.5 x 3 cm Painting - 11.6 x 8.1 x 1.2 inch
€1,836
Hab keine Angst
Salvatore La Cola
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,691
Epreuve sans titre
Albert Chubac
Painting - 32 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.6 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€2,500
A child's Love
Sariah Anne Manning
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,188
Venice
Giovanni Brancaccio
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€1,000 €900
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
Le baiser (évolution 2)
Marc Daniel
Sculpture - 27 x 23.5 x 24 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 9.3 x 9.4 inch
€4,135
Régine Deforges
Hippolyte Romain
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€850
Always Here, Never There
Vikenti Komitski
Print - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€830
Soviet Soldier
Adolf Hallman
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 6.1 x 0 inch
€1,200
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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…