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![Painting, 18C7, Yang Youpeng](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/424464_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Composition 263, Zao Wou-Ki](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/308536_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Vingt-quatre premiers sonnets de Shakespeare dans la traduction de Yves Bonnefoy n°367, Zao Wou-Ki](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/308500_1_grid.jpg)
Vingt-quatre premiers sonnets de Shakespeare dans la traduction de Yves Bonnefoy n°367
Zao Wou-Ki
Print - 35 x 28 cm Print - 13.8 x 11 inch
$4,250
![Print, Vingt-quatre premiers sonnets de Shakespeare dans la traduction de Yves Bonnefoy n°368, Zao Wou-Ki](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/308479_1_grid.jpg)
Vingt-quatre premiers sonnets de Shakespeare dans la traduction de Yves Bonnefoy n°368
Zao Wou-Ki
Print - 35 x 28 cm Print - 13.8 x 11 inch
$4,250
![Painting, SKZ Student Painting Storage Box Number 964, Dan Levenson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/283264_1_grid.jpg)
SKZ Student Painting Storage Box Number 964
Dan Levenson
Painting - 50 x 25 x 36 cm Painting - 19.7 x 9.8 x 14.2 inch
$25,500
![Print, Llambrec Material, Antoni Tapies](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/266566_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Rouge gorge 24, Philippe Buil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/244633_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Dreaming Giorgio De Chirico, Dr. Love](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180545_1_grid.jpg)
Dreaming Giorgio De Chirico
Dr. Love
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$56
![Painting, Losing you, Laura Dujoncquoy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180033_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, No title, Will Faber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178460_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Daydream, Dr. Love](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175328_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Beach weeds, Dawn Daisley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172405_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, 40, Franco Egalite](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159329_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 23, Franco Egalite](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159257_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 10, Franco Egalite](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158530_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 08, Franco Egalite](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158529_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Maru #16, Greg Angus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154648_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Maru #13, Greg Angus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154647_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Heat and icy climate I, Carol Graslan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142230_1_grid.jpg)
Heat and icy climate I
Carol Graslan
Painting - 45 x 32 x 3.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 12.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,059
![Painting, The Rocky Beach, Carol Graslan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142224_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Virevolte, Sylvie Gedda](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138928_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les racines de la nuit, Sylvie Gedda](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2121180_1_grid.jpg)
Les racines de la nuit
Sylvie Gedda
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,409
![Photography, Norway 14, Raynald Najosky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2099370_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Athens, Madi Artiste](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1965528_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Noname D22 bis, Stéphane Rime](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1933728_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Noname D21, Stéphane Rime](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1933725_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Noname D19, Stéphane Rime](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1933719_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Une étoile de craie, André Masson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1931280_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Félicité, Christine Marie Nobre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1920171_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cage / Sans Titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1917810_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Piotre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1911954_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, I Hit The Jackpot, Grégoire Devin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1886280_1_grid.jpg)
I Hit The Jackpot
Grégoire Devin
Sculpture - 40.1 x 29 x 29 cm Sculpture - 15.8 x 11.4 x 11.4 inch
$4,200
![Sculpture, Burn Hollywood Burn, Grégoire Devin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1886277_1_grid.jpg)
Burn Hollywood Burn
Grégoire Devin
Sculpture - 40.1 x 29 x 29 cm Sculpture - 15.8 x 11.4 x 11.4 inch
$4,200
![Painting, Ressac, Trabys](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1765053_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La part du chaos, Trabys](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1765050_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'arche (the ark), Bellule Art](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1683132_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Composition de Notre Dame, Paul Mathey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1513233_1_grid.jpg)
Composition de Notre Dame
Paul Mathey
Painting - 29 x 41 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,172
![Print, Tentation de l'occident, Zao Wou-Ki](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1469481_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Tentation de l'occident, Zao Wou-Ki](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1469469_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Tentation de l'occident, Zao Wou-Ki](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1469463_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Tentation de l'occident, Zao Wou-Ki](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1469460_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Tentation de l'occident, Zao Wou-Ki](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1469445_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Coraline, Jorge Manuel Chen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1450464_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sustained heart, Jorge Manuel Chen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1450449_1_grid.jpg)
Sustained heart
Jorge Manuel Chen
Painting - 42 x 42 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,532
![Painting, Expansion, François Lestrille](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1434210_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A fuel to fire I, Marine Koukoui](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1421844_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A green past, Marine Koukoui](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1421832_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The bright one, Marine Koukoui](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1421820_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 2021007 Under The Sun, Lema Aydin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419666_1_grid.jpg)
2021007 Under The Sun
Lema Aydin
Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,586
![Painting, Dream, François Lestrille](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1392861_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Thoughts In Motion, Claudia Elena](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1378218_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Windmill, Jeronimo Eicher](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1376820_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Kiss, Jeronimo Eicher](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1376808_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Yellow light, Jeronimo Eicher](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1376802_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, I like hanging out with you, Dorota Zgrzeba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1375518_1_grid.jpg)
I like hanging out with you
Dorota Zgrzeba
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,340
![Painting, Sunset, Shinji Akiyama](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1322040_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Color explosion, Shinji Akiyama](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1322028_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, High Hopes Series 1, Silvie Marie Huber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1320093_1_grid.jpg)
High Hopes Series 1
Silvie Marie Huber
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,532
![Painting, Covered Sun, Silvie Marie Huber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1320087_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Flowing Sparkle Series 2, Silvie Marie Huber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1320054_1_grid.jpg)
Flowing Sparkle Series 2
Silvie Marie Huber
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
$1,353
![Painting, Flowing Sparkle Series 1, Silvie Marie Huber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1320021_1_grid.jpg)
Flowing Sparkle Series 1
Silvie Marie Huber
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
$1,353
![Painting, N° COL1021P2, Kyung-Ae Hur](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1282929_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Hasards, Système et téléphone, François Morellet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1242831_1_grid.jpg)
Hasards, Système et téléphone
François Morellet
Print - 31 x 26 x 2 cm Print - 12.2 x 10.2 x 0.8 inch
$7,606
![Painting, Honey Cream Violet Ink, Anya Spielman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1241448_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Kreuzberg monochrome, Sophie Mangelsen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1222746_1_grid.jpg)
Kreuzberg monochrome
Sophie Mangelsen
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$682
![Painting, Paysages 252, Jun Peng Wu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1156059_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le champs de rey, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1009392_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Love Expression, Bze Bzeland](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/975771_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Amour, Lettre; Love Letter!, Bze Bzeland](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/969279_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abrit Troglodyte, Sandra Detourbet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/850008_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La Fable et Le Mouton Loup, Sandra Detourbet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/850005_1_grid.jpg)
La Fable et Le Mouton Loup
Sandra Detourbet
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$727
![Painting, N°374, Pierre Fillastre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/734244_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, November Mist lll, Kerstin Paillard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/705546_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Composition aux outils, John Reitz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/697248_1_grid.jpg)
Composition aux outils
John Reitz
Painting - 45 x 45 x 0.4 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,758
![Painting, Un instant de bonheur, Bruno Spadaro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/660711_1_grid.jpg)
Un instant de bonheur
Bruno Spadaro
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$940
![Painting, Au loin, Bruno Spadaro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/660708_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vibration, Bruno Spadaro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/660702_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Au large, Bruno Spadaro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/660699_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Voile au vent, Bruno Spadaro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/660693_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Carré Rouge, James Coignard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/572598_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La vague verte, Carine Dewavrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/536391_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Butterfly, Lorena Fonsato](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/476236_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vol de nuit 2, László Mester de Parajd](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/448863_1_grid.jpg)
Vol de nuit 2
László Mester de Parajd
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,074
![Painting, Impression d'Afrique 2, László Mester de Parajd](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/448839_1_grid.jpg)
Impression d'Afrique 2
László Mester de Parajd
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,074
![Painting, Impression d'Afrique, László Mester de Parajd](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/448746_1_grid.jpg)
Impression d'Afrique
László Mester de Parajd
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,074
![Print, Pi rococo 1=30°, François Morellet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/243781_1_grid.jpg)
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…