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Yellow Rabbit-large size
Viktor Zuk
Sculpture - 46 x 33 x 14 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 13 x 5.5 inch
$617 $555
Vibration spirituelle… (Expression libre)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 40 x 40 x 7 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 2.8 inch
$1,346
Llanto Piramidal
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 27 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$6,507
Rare, Atistic Large size Galaxy Vase
Miloslava Svobodova-Wyckmans
Design - 39 x 11 x 11 cm Design - 15.4 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$954
Comme un silence alentour…
Marie-Odile Wagner
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$505
The wings of summer
Zianko Vasili
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
Eternal Moments: Bird and Timepiece
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$480
Motif et copie
Philippe Garel
Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 26.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch
$561
Les belles couleurs
Eric Munsch
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,346
Sans titre
Takeru Amano
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$1,458 $1,240
Vegas pop art black fashion
Christophe Comerro
Sculpture - 41 x 30 x 45 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$1,324
Gontran (hommage à Modrian)
Flo Hombecq
Sculpture - 36 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$1,066
Duduyemi 2
Ayanwale Joseph Oluwafemi
Painting - 45.7 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 1 inch
$1,350
La pieuvre boule - série sculpture animal marin
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 25 x 34 x 35 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 13.4 x 13.8 inch
$2,104
Forme abstraite
Gaston Orellana
Painting - 50 x 35.8 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 14.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,149
Nos âmes à l'abri
Norbert Joblin
Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch
$1,458
Still Life Flowers
Juan Jose Abella
Painting - 46 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$1,234
La bulle, solarisation (défilé Comme des garçons, Paris 1992)
Dominique DIEULOT
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,122
Édition Le regard de David 30
Miguel Guía
Print - 32 x 30 x 0.3 cm Print - 12.6 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$426
"Day & Night" Spinning Polymorph
Yaacov Agam
Sculpture - 32 x 28.5 x 12 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 11.2 x 4.7 inch
$40,388
Le Cantique des oiseaux, Le Hibou
Katia Kameli
Sculpture - 26 x 26 x 36 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 10.2 x 14.2 inch
$7,853
Golden Countryside
Nancy McIntyre
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch
$1,050
Caleidoscopio
Amancio Gonzalez
Sculpture - 41 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$4,824
Mademoiselle 55
Kaige Yang
Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,019 $1,817
108, de la série Baltique
Irène Jonas
Photography - 18 x 27 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$1,010
Cup of coffee and tangerine
Irina Trushkova
Painting - 25 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,571
Les Ballerines
Antoine Leclercq
Sculpture - 37 x 20 x 16 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 7.9 x 6.3 inch
$5,049
Botanical ornate. A quadriptych of Mini oil paintings
Momalyu Liubov Kriuchkova
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$920
Childhood Perception Series
Serge Hamad
Sculpture - 48.3 x 29.2 x 7.6 cm Sculpture - 19 x 11.5 x 3 inch
$3,800
Still Life with Bottle, Knife and Fish
Emil Filla
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 37 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$780,617
Melodie Monocromatiche - Classic Blue
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1 inch
$500
Palimpsest (Bacn)
Signe Guttormsen
Painting - 21 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,122
Le soleil joue avec la lune
Sylvie Gedda
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,526
Floating Favelas, Red Expansion II
David Moreno
Sculpture - 41 x 45 x 18 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 17.7 x 7.1 inch
$3,927
One Dollar ondulé Karl Lagasse Pink & blue
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 39 x 18 x 2 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
Vendeur de mangues avec petite fille
Rosario Heins
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,436
La musicienne Ukrainienne
Gaelle Beyaert
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$325
In the time of dreaming
Francesca Miotto
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,346 $1,144
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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…