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Uncanny X-Force
Mark Brooks
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$2,019
Vassilis with farm equipment
Jen Sloan
Photography - 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,010 $909
Straight to heaven
Stephanie Powell
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$729 $583
Temerity
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,212
Cityscape with figures...
John Haanstra
Painting - 25.7 x 20.5 x 1 cm Painting - 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,963
Colored Fields
Jim Lagasse
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14 x 1 inch
$475
Alembic Cube (study 1)
Jonathan Prince
Sculpture - 40.6 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm Sculpture - 16 x 16 x 16 inch
$65,000
Personnages
Serge Pahnke
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 39.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch
$621
L'avenue de l'Opéra, Paris
René Genis
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.3 inch
$505
Spectre Laiton
Guillaume Garrié
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$2,132
This is not a starry night
Basilio Giangreco
Photography - 26 x 40 cm Photography - 10.2 x 15.7 inch
$123
Let's traverse the universe
Mario Tyropolis
Painting - 35 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 2 inch
$785
Paysage et Village Sud Coréen 1974 South Korean Village and landscape
Jun Myung Ja
Painting - 32.5 x 42 cm Painting - 12.8 x 16.5 inch
$1,963
Paysage d'un village enneigé
Albert Joseph Januarius Di Décarli
Painting - 37.5 x 45 x 1 cm Painting - 14.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$713
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Ilia Boyarov
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 9.8 inch
$213
Art Deco Tagger
Noëmie Rubinsztejn
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$954
Dans les Rigieres
Marie Laurencin
Painting - 28.5 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.2 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$16,268
Octopus#3
Jean-Baptiste Sénégas
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,010
Moses Soyer Daydream
Moses Soyer
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 17 x 2 inch
$4,400
Meltdown Paw's False Paradise
Coarse
Sculpture - 45.7 x 25 x 29 cm Sculpture - 18 x 9.8 x 11.4 inch
$1,010
Melting Petals 110
Sarah Fujiwara
Photography - 28.5 x 18.8 x 2 cm Photography - 11.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,066
Niño de la Malvarrosa
Jose Manuel Merello
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,795
Rothko Chapel, Houston
Hervé Gloaguen
Photography - 40 x 50 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch
$2,019
Right-eye Rita
Vesna Jovanovic
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$561
L’espace -Temps
Yao Bai
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 37 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,402
Chemin au bord du lac
Louis Charles Jules Crosnier
Painting - 26 x 36 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$678
Windchill Valentine
Hal Mayforth
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$300
Nature morte bouquet de fleurs
Taki Kawa
Painting - 35 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$598
Dark Viscid (Buio Viscido)
Ennio Pouchard
Print - 48.7 x 32.8 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.2 x 12.9 x 0.1 inch
$381
Tripartite Composition
Cesare Peverelli
Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$280
Andy Warhol with Boxes, 1964
Ken Heyman
Photography - 35.6 x 29.2 x 1.3 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Woman playing cards
Susana Mata
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$673
Volatiles
Korsé
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,122
The Crow
Helen Uter
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$561
Skull
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,234
Pair of Vintage Copper Vases
Eugen Zint
Design - 38 x 20.5 x 20 cm Design - 15 x 8.1 x 7.9 inch
$673
Tabacoff La lampe d'Aladin d'or / Gold Aladin lamp
Boris Tabacoff
Design - 30 x 15 x 4 cm Design - 11.8 x 5.9 x 1.6 inch
$10,658
This Wallpaper is not Avaiable
Chiara Santoro
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$561
Serie "Les sacrés" Sacré vent!
Anthony Godet
Photography - 47 x 50 cm Photography - 18.5 x 19.7 inch
$998
Nature Morte aux Sardines
Constantin Terechkovitch
Painting - 39 x 47 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.4 x 18.5 x 0.2 inch
$919
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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…