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In the Heart of the Poppy Fields
Hrach Baghdasaryan
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
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Collage - 10
Lisbeth Delisle
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,346
Poterie rare japonaise
Kazuo Takiguchi
Design - 36 x 16 x 13 cm Design - 14.2 x 6.3 x 5.1 inch
$2,805
Tales of a Sea Dog Family - Viking
Joe Lasker
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 11 x 2 inch
$1,200
Psychedelic smile
Rémy Demestre
Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch
$280 $252
False Idol II
Scott Troxel
Sculpture - 35.6 x 17.8 x 5.7 cm Sculpture - 14 x 7 x 2.25 inch
$1,571 $1,335
Notre histoire... (Album d’enfants)
Olivier Messas
Sculpture - 36 x 30 x 5 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.8 x 2 inch
$2,468
Pop Art Communication x Haring x 24/7 (white)
Ad Van Hassel
Sculpture - 33 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$252
Composition abstraite
Marcel Mouly
Painting - 35 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.1 x 0 inch
$13,463
Keep the Secret (Gardez le Secret)
Bruno Cantais
Sculpture - 28 x 9 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch
$219
Les Coquelicots d'hiver
Aimée De Courtozé
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$359
Alleviation
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$561
My garden had a party and i wasn't invited
Valérie Butters
Painting - 48 x 48 x 2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch
$5,161
La Ruffe
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 24 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch
$438
Tracing your outline
Francesca Borgo
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$1,090
Photo de famille 56
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$314 $283
50 Shades of Blue
Christophe Sola
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$3,029
Point Series (Strata) 26
James Lumsden
Painting - 35 x 35 x 5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 2 inch
$1,907
La porte dérobée
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$180
Confidence
Anna Camille
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$628
View from Longmire Bridge II
Nancy Romanovsky
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.4 inch
$1,300
L'art de la joie
Clémence Wach
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 35 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,122
Personnage en vert
Jean-François Laurent
Sculpture - 26 x 5 x 3 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 2 x 1.2 inch
$617
Gacko Bear Love pop art Louis Vuitton Color
André Gacko
Sculpture - 27 x 26 x 21 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.2 x 8.3 inch
$1,447
La Grande Bouffe
Pierre Moreau
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,111
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 1
Antoine Kubler
Photography - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$280 $252
Activation XXXIX
Jean Dubuffet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$37,023
Guêpe homme - Sculpture surréaliste
Alain Plisson
Sculpture - 46 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$2,104
Moon jar en porcelaine
Laura Dujoncquoy
Design - 32 x 30 x 30 cm Design - 12.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$673
Mon plan de vol de Londres à Nice semblait mal tourner
Glen Baxter
Print - 35 x 42 cm Print - 13.8 x 16.5 inch
$232
New Eva 59fifty
Anne Juliette Deschamps
Sculpture - 46 x 30 x 24 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 11.8 x 9.4 inch
$5,834
Chemin Faisant "Le poirier" (1)
Bertrand Desprez
Photography - 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch
$337
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…