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Subtractive Variability Compact 2
Felipe Pantone
Sculpture - 47 x 45 x 5 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 17.7 x 2 inch
$8,938
Champs de blé au pied du Salève
Harry Urban
Painting - 26.5 x 38.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.4 x 15.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,050
Carapace_01
Luis Gonzalvez-Lozano
Sculpture - 16 x 30 x 24 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 11.8 x 9.4 inch
$1,398
L’illusion d’une fausse répétition
Ismael Senties
Painting - 45 x 45 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 inch
$1,073
Jeu d'écriture (rouge) - 1 | Writing game (red) - 1
Eric Pasture
Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,230
A l'ombre des branches
Alison Bignon
Painting - 41 x 28 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$1,800
Untitled - Man of color Series
Harold Smith
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 0.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 0.3 inch
$535
Étude - Coucher de soleil
Michel Gemignani
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,038
Fractale 2
Béatrice Bescond
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 15.4 inch
$839
Gutenberg et l'invention de l'imprimerie
Franco Meneguzzo
Painting - 36 x 40.5 x 2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 15.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,703
Untitled
Tony Cragg
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 42 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$15,652
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
$1,297
Untitled (30)
Sara Chaar
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 41 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
$400
Heroic landscape
Tatjana Rusakova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,459
Decoration
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$615
Blue Scene
Tako Chanchaleishvili
Painting - 24.5 x 36.5 x 2 cm Painting - 9.6 x 14.4 x 0.8 inch
$839
Draw the table Ukiyo Folds
Fan Hong
Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$615
Framed Color Face II
Jens-Christian Wittig
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
$4,500
We are all interconnected
Bless Parco Rodriguez
Painting - 30 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch
$671
Sculpture lumineuse A104
Maryam Hatami
Design - 40 x 36 x 15 cm Design - 15.7 x 14.2 x 5.9 inch
$1,677
Untitled from Portafolio - Siete artistas mediterráneos
Juan Genovés
Print - 39.9 x 30 x 0 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.01 inch
$800
Signature 16
Catherine Cazau
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 45 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 17.7 inch
$593
Fashion and Fetish
John Michael Kearney
Painting - 45.5 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 17.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch
$559
Fluence n°30,1
Jonathan Ausseresse
Sculpture - 43 x 16 x 2 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,789
Le touareg
Françoise Lapierre
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$671
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
$1,062
La Humanidad y su peso extraño
Gustavo Díaz Sosa
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
$839
Visage contre visage
Francis Coffinet
Sculpture - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,460
Rainbow Star of David
Yaacov Agam
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch
$49,500
Composition Ref BDNW7445
Lutka Pink
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 inch
$727
Donna face à la Tramontane
Millan Garayalde
Sculpture - 40 x 11 x 6 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 4.3 x 2.4 inch
$3,130
Into the Waves, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Livia Mosanu
Painting - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2 cm Painting - 11 x 14 x 0.8 inch
$520
Love Charged!
M. Koeur
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$894
Bodenkultur
Nina Lanner
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$889
Drawing For Sewing 20
Kyung-Sup Byun
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,343
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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…