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Sculpture, Invisible Patterns. Spiral. Ceramic Sculpture, Woman, Sve Gri

Invisible Patterns. Spiral. Ceramic Sculpture, Woman

Sve Gri

Sculpture - 29 x 35 x 6 cm

$881

Sculpture, Popsicle It`s a Girl, Studio Snek

Popsicle It`s a Girl

Studio Snek

Sculpture - 27 x 27 x 6 cm

$423

Painting, Homer Simpson Painter, Koen Betjes

Homer Simpson Painter

Koen Betjes

Painting - 42 x 30 x 0.05 cm

$508

Painting, Sans titre, Patrick Loste

Sans titre

Patrick Loste

Painting - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm

$1,129

Painting, Abstract, Ellis Jacobson

Abstract

Ellis Jacobson

Painting - 31 x 42 x 0.3 cm

$1,355

Painting, Croquis couleur 1, Ludovica Cholet

Croquis couleur 1

Ludovica Cholet

Painting - 28 x 20 x 0.5 cm

$1,073

Painting, Angel 4, Schagen Vita

Angel 4

Schagen Vita

Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, Hat and glasses, Timothy Carter

Hat and glasses

Timothy Carter

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,750

Print, Runners, messengers – Black Edition, Gabrielle Rul

Runners, messengers – Black Edition

Gabrielle Rul

Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.3 cm

$107

Sculpture, Money Lover, Flu

Money Lover

Flu

Sculpture - 50 x 35 x 25 cm

$734

Sculpture, Mini shit, Alessandro Padovan

Mini shit

Alessandro Padovan

Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 6 cm

$565

Painting, Untitled, Leead Shamir

Untitled

Leead Shamir

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$2,033

Sculpture, La LLovera, Manolo Hugue

La LLovera

Manolo Hugue

Sculpture - 30 x 11 x 11 cm

$3,388

Painting, Casa abbandonata, Mauro Tròlese

Casa abbandonata

Mauro Tròlese

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$112

Painting, Chauchita, Leonardo Aliaga

Chauchita

Leonardo Aliaga

Painting - 48 x 36 cm

$565

Fine Art Drawings, Pepino, Leonardo Aliaga

Pepino

Leonardo Aliaga

Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 cm

$565

Print, The Last Great Romantic, Jack Vettriano

The Last Great Romantic

Jack Vettriano

Print - 30.5 x 25.5 x 1 cm

$784

Painting, Green flash, Xavier Wttrwulghe

Green flash

Xavier Wttrwulghe

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$932

Painting, Les Grenouilles qui Demandent un Roi, Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Les Grenouilles qui Demandent un Roi

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$4,065

Painting, April in Alsace, Mehran Rashidfarokhy

April in Alsace

Mehran Rashidfarokhy

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$1,140

Fine Art Drawings, Playful Spirit. Fresh imprint of the impulse abstraction, Sve Gri

Playful Spirit. Fresh imprint of the impulse abstraction

Sve Gri

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm

$474

Sculpture, Light, Beatrice Bizot

Light

Beatrice Bizot

Sculpture - 48 x 18 x 8 cm

$2,710

Print, Famous30#15, Matthieu Ribo

Famous30#15

Matthieu Ribo

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$90

Sculpture, School Desk, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

School Desk

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Sculpture - 28 x 31 x 9 cm

$6,776

Painting, Enumerate 01, Add Fuel

Enumerate 01

Add Fuel

Painting - 33.5 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm

$1,500

Design, Totems, Thalia Dalecky

Totems

Thalia Dalecky

Design - 40 x 23 x 7 cm

$1,355

Painting, Trees, Rafael Griera

Trees

Rafael Griera

Painting - 33 x 41 x 1 cm

$847

Painting, The fantasy of traveling, Liu Yi

The fantasy of traveling

Liu Yi

Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,637

Design, Chaleur, Clea Lala

Chaleur

Clea Lala

Design - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$678

Painting, Puerto de Barcelona, Jordi Jorda

Puerto de Barcelona

Jordi Jorda

Painting - 22 x 27 x 1 cm

$678

Painting, In folio I, Ilgvars Zalans

In folio I

Ilgvars Zalans

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Chromatic Harmony, Sergey Khachatryan

Chromatic Harmony

Sergey Khachatryan

Painting - 35 x 35 x 2 cm

$900

Painting, La musique avive le regard – Série : Musiciens, Dalila Hachelaf

La musique avive le regard – Série : Musiciens

Dalila Hachelaf

Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.2 cm

$186

Sculpture, Dis-moi oui, Virginia Benedicto

Dis-moi oui

Virginia Benedicto

Sculpture - 30 x 28 x 28 cm

$2,146

Sculpture, Bonsai Skull vase, Patrick Bergsma

Bonsai Skull vase

Patrick Bergsma

Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 30 cm

$3,896

Painting, Notturno con pistola, Sergio Ceccotti

Notturno con pistola

Sergio Ceccotti

Painting - 50 x 35 cm

$3,162

Painting, Alessandro Magno nº3, Davide Ricchetti

Alessandro Magno nº3

Davide Ricchetti

Painting - 42 x 28.5 x 0.5 cm

$1,016

Painting, Synapsis, Maria Bacha

Synapsis

Maria Bacha

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$807

Fine Art Drawings, Été, Marine Walon

Été

Marine Walon

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm

$395

Painting, The Closer I Get, Lisa H Ridabock

The Closer I Get

Lisa H Ridabock

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm

$850

Painting, Beach, Lauren Acton

Beach

Lauren Acton

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm

$600

Print, Snoopy, Promenade champêtre, Benny Arte

Snoopy, Promenade champêtre

Benny Arte

Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,016

Sculpture, Baiser suspendu, Thalia Dalecky

Baiser suspendu

Thalia Dalecky

Sculpture - 41 x 39 x 39 cm

$1,468

Design, M. A sur céramique, André Saraiva

M. A sur céramique

André Saraiva

Design - 27.5 x 27.5 x 3 cm

$2,823

Painting, Losing you, Laura Dujoncquoy

Losing you

Laura Dujoncquoy

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$395

Fine Art Drawings, Nos rires sonores, nos éclats de joie, Mohamed Lekleti

Nos rires sonores, nos éclats de joie

Mohamed Lekleti

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 46 x 0.5 cm

$3,162

Painting, Warmis, Reinaldo Chavez

Warmis

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 40 x 50 cm

$813

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Takeru Amano

Sans titre

Takeru Amano

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$1,468 $1,321

Print, Margay (Réhaussée), C215

Margay (Réhaussée)

C215

Print - 50 x 40 cm

$898

Sculpture, Beige Ribbon, Timothy Carter

Beige Ribbon

Timothy Carter

Sculpture - 50 x 18 x 18 cm

$2,936

Painting, Regard sur soi / Look at yourself, Claudine Barclais

Regard sur soi / Look at yourself

Claudine Barclais

Painting - 40 x 32 x 1 cm

$2,033

Fine Art Drawings, Recueillement, Nagsoul

Recueillement

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 cm

$903

Painting, Code 2217, Thierry Carrier

Code 2217

Thierry Carrier

Painting - 27 x 19 cm

$1,016

Painting, A fleur de peau 2, Charlotte Pivard

A fleur de peau 2

Charlotte Pivard

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$678

Painting, Chemin, Annie Madec

Chemin

Annie Madec

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.6 cm

$282

Sculpture, De Lulu, Low Bros

De Lulu

Low Bros

Sculpture - 40 x 10 x 10 cm

$3,162

Painting, Baby Universes II, Marianna Stuhr

Baby Universes II

Marianna Stuhr

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Goldo Pong, Mr Popart

Goldo Pong

Mr Popart

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,355

Painting, My Joker No.2, Reneta Isin

My Joker No.2

Reneta Isin

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Paysage abstrait III, Cécile Girard

Paysage abstrait III

Cécile Girard

Painting - 43 x 45 x 1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Untitled, Lila Maroun Frem

Untitled

Lila Maroun Frem

Painting - 27.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$282

Painting, Without tittle 77, Barbara Marcinkowska

Without tittle 77

Barbara Marcinkowska

Painting - 40 x 40 x 5 cm

$4,291

Painting, Chiaruscoro of still life, Lisbeth Buonanno

Chiaruscoro of still life

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.8 cm

$1,355

Design, Broken Mirror White, Daniel Arsham

Broken Mirror White

Daniel Arsham

Design - 30 x 18 x 10 cm

$847

Painting, La baigneuse, OakOak

La baigneuse

OakOak

Painting - 40 x 40 x 6 cm

$1,581

Painting, Le rêve du philosophe, MIZ

Le rêve du philosophe

MIZ

Painting - 30 x 45 x 1 cm

$1,694

Sculpture, Petit amphithéâtre, Guillaume Couffignal

Petit amphithéâtre

Guillaume Couffignal

Sculpture - 37 x 23 x 20 cm

$2,033 $1,829

Painting, In the Mountains 14, Lucie Jirku

In the Mountains 14

Lucie Jirku

Painting - 38.1 x 43.2 x 2 cm

$940

Sculpture, Plexo_03, Candela Muniozguren

Plexo_03

Candela Muniozguren

Sculpture - 48 x 34 x 20 cm

$5,014

Painting, Landscape, Mitko Dimitrov

Landscape

Mitko Dimitrov

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$395

Sculpture, Pavarti Cantatrice, Philippe Buil

Pavarti Cantatrice

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 35 x 15 x 13 cm

$1,468

Painting, Schellack Blau - Shellac Blue, Elke Eiermann

Schellack Blau - Shellac Blue

Elke Eiermann

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,186

Painting, Intussusception 24.03, Arthur Hent

Intussusception 24.03

Arthur Hent

Painting - 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$294

Painting, Vivacious Feathers, Vahe Bagumyan

Vivacious Feathers

Vahe Bagumyan

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm

$450

Sculpture, Red Jacket, Vivian Wang

Red Jacket

Vivian Wang

Sculpture - 50.8 x 30.5 x 17.8 cm

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Print, Jeunes filles, Marie Laurencin

Jeunes filles

Marie Laurencin

Print - 26 x 19 x 0.2 cm

$632

Painting, Landscape 88, Li Dongfeng

Landscape 88

Li Dongfeng

Painting - 49 x 49 x 1 cm

$791

Painting, The scent of grass during a summer storm, Meriem Delacroix

The scent of grass during a summer storm

Meriem Delacroix

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm

$2,033

Painting, Grand Canyon Colorado River, Mark Hunter

Grand Canyon Colorado River

Mark Hunter

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2 cm

$1,800

Painting, Notre Dame de la jungle, Wilma Ramos

Notre Dame de la jungle

Wilma Ramos

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,242

Sculpture, Éléphant doré, Pierre Gimenez

Éléphant doré

Pierre Gimenez

Sculpture - 30 x 34 x 28 cm

$2,259

Print, Audith Rhodes, Dain

Audith Rhodes

Dain

Print - 30.5 x 25.5 x 2.54 cm

$2,150

Painting, Deep ocean, Maeva Drack

Deep ocean

Maeva Drack

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.4 cm

$903

Painting, Mental, Ku Dong Ha

Mental

Ku Dong Ha

Painting - 40.9 x 32.8 x 3 cm

$2,033

Fine Art Drawings, Les toits éclairés par la lune, Jéko

Les toits éclairés par la lune

Jéko

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm

$678

Sculpture, Banksywood Heart, Ravi

Banksywood Heart

Ravi

Sculpture - 30 x 14 x 6 cm

$169 $152

Painting, Relació monàrquica, Guliap

Relació monàrquica

Guliap

Painting - 48 x 33 x 3 cm

$678

Painting, Jungle of Geometry, Mariah Birsak

Jungle of Geometry

Mariah Birsak

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$822

Sculpture, Duquesa de Alba. Sculpture., Lluís Llongueras

Duquesa de Alba. Sculpture.

Lluís Llongueras

Sculpture - 27 x 17 x 16 cm

$2,033

Painting, Country flowers path  - Tuscany painting landscape + frame, Biagio Chiesi

Country flowers path - Tuscany painting landscape + frame

Biagio Chiesi

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm

$548

Print, Graff #108, Dine Chanima

Graff #108

Dine Chanima

Print - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,694

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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…

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