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Design, Crocemartello black and gold, Giulio Iacchetti

Crocemartello black and gold

Giulio Iacchetti

Design - 50 x 16 x 3.5 cm

$1,807

Painting, Visages, Pierre Henry

Visages

Pierre Henry

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

$2,084

Fine Art Drawings, Bonus Dream style, Bows

Bonus Dream style

Bows

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 1 cm

$226

Fine Art Drawings, East Side Story 24.01, Arthur Hent

East Side Story 24.01

Arthur Hent

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$587

Design, The little red garden, Alla Grande

The little red garden

Alla Grande

Design - 50 x 50 x 4 cm

$892

Painting, Sleepless night, Bze Bzeland

Sleepless night

Bze Bzeland

Painting - 42 x 29.7 cm

$282

Photography, Évasion, Tanguy Mendrisse

Évasion

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$181

Painting, Burn the Brain, Hongda

Burn the Brain

Hongda

Painting - 40 x 50 x 4 cm

$1,581

Print, Levez l'ancre, Julia Chausson

Levez l'ancre

Julia Chausson

Print - 50 x 33 cm

$102

Photography, Chemin Faisant "Le poirier" (1), Bertrand Desprez

Chemin Faisant "Le poirier" (1)

Bertrand Desprez

Photography - 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm

$339

Painting, Floral Note, Ludovic Dervillez

Floral Note

Ludovic Dervillez

Painting - 41 x 33 cm

$1,317

Sculpture, Family I, Nando Kallweit

Family I

Nando Kallweit

Sculpture - 30 x 11 x 8 cm

$1,694

Painting, N° 1239   Nazareth., R. Cavalié

N° 1239 Nazareth.

R. Cavalié

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

$565

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled "Requiem 16", Mahmoud Hamadani

Untitled "Requiem 16"

Mahmoud Hamadani

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 1 cm

$2,000

Painting, Parfum du Sud, Pierrick Tual

Parfum du Sud

Pierrick Tual

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Le vase, Alfred Defossez

Le vase

Alfred Defossez

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2.5 cm

$1,073

Painting, Vineyard with red poppies - Tuscany landscape painting + frame, Bruno Chirici

Vineyard with red poppies - Tuscany landscape painting + frame

Bruno Chirici

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$378

Painting, Free jazz, Jean Jourdan

Free jazz

Jean Jourdan

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$220

Sculpture, Lion, Arun A.

Lion

Arun A.

Sculpture - 13 x 34 x 25 cm

$1,084

Painting, Fruits, J. Asensio

Fruits

J. Asensio

Painting - 38 x 47 x 2 cm

$1,129

Print, L'ile de la madeleine Quebec, Louis Magre

L'ile de la madeleine Quebec

Louis Magre

Print - 30 x 40 x 1 cm

$102

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Alexandre Moulis

Sans titre

Alexandre Moulis

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 1 cm

$282

Sculpture, L'étranger - série Sculpture portrait de femme, Chantal Nottrelet

L'étranger - série Sculpture portrait de femme

Chantal Nottrelet

Sculpture - 39 x 10 x 12 cm

$565

Photography, Corset, Portrait of an Equestrienne, Amrita Bilimoria

Corset, Portrait of an Equestrienne

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 45.7 x 34.8 x 0.5 cm

$1,600

Painting, Composition abstraite, Marcel Mouly

Composition abstraite

Marcel Mouly

Painting - 35 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm

$13,552

Painting, Paris at Cafè - Old France Belle Epoque painting & frame, Francesco Tammaro

Paris at Cafè - Old France Belle Epoque painting & frame

Francesco Tammaro

Painting - 20 x 40 x 1 cm

$621

Painting, Coral, Bridie Keogh

Coral

Bridie Keogh

Painting - 26.67 x 26.67 x 3 cm

$3,219

Painting, Velours #1, Mathilde Polidori

Velours #1

Mathilde Polidori

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm

$2,259

Print, Sonic Ripple I, Greg Angus

Sonic Ripple I

Greg Angus

Print - 40.6 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm

$1,000

Painting, Fune, Greg Angus

Fune

Greg Angus

Painting - 30.5 x 47 x 5.1 cm

$1,160

Sculpture, Pro Thèse, Anne Millot

Pro Thèse

Anne Millot

Sculpture - 27 x 13 x 17 cm

$1,694

Photography, Human Nature Pt. 1, Brendan North

Human Nature Pt. 1

Brendan North

Photography - 40.6 x 25.4 cm

$1,650

Painting, Rouleaux bleus et verts n°12 - Paysage marin et tumulte de la mer, Marie-Joëlle Cédat

Rouleaux bleus et verts n°12 - Paysage marin et tumulte de la mer

Marie-Joëlle Cédat

Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm

$644

Photography, Let's play hockey!, David Carey

Let's play hockey!

David Carey

Photography - 46 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$112

Sculpture, Sunset squirtle : princess saori’s kawaii realm, Saori Nakamishi

Sunset squirtle : princess saori’s kawaii realm

Saori Nakamishi

Sculpture - 45 x 38 x 38 cm

$8,470

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

Painting, My friends in Hawaii (Tom is a hawaian dancer), Jullia Kim

My friends in Hawaii (Tom is a hawaian dancer)

Jullia Kim

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, No sé de dónde vienen los aullidos, Richard García

No sé de dónde vienen los aullidos

Richard García

Painting - 47 x 38 x 1 cm

$1,784

Fine Art Drawings, Composition, Geer van Velde

Composition

Geer van Velde

Fine Art Drawings - 27.1 x 41.3 x 0.1 cm

$7,905

Fine Art Drawings, Encre I, Maylis Bourdet

Encre I

Maylis Bourdet

Fine Art Drawings - 36.5 x 47 x 1 cm

$632

Painting, Eruption, Khadija El Haouchi

Eruption

Khadija El Haouchi

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$734

Print, Xylographies (Portfolio), Vassily Kandinsky

Xylographies (Portfolio)

Vassily Kandinsky

Print - 33 x 33 x 1 cm

$5,647

Sculpture, Limbus Sea, Dena Haden

Limbus Sea

Dena Haden

Sculpture - 38 x 25 x 30 cm

$1,355

Painting, Au bord du ciel - série Paysage imaginaire et son village perché, Lela Migirov

Au bord du ciel - série Paysage imaginaire et son village perché

Lela Migirov

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$565

Print, Element, Michel DuPont

Element

Michel DuPont

Print - 45.7 x 40.6 cm

$1,150

Painting, Redrawn Map, Erin Lofton

Redrawn Map

Erin Lofton

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm

$1,350

Painting, Evie, Alan Lemin

Evie

Alan Lemin

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Sans titre, Dominique Fury

Sans titre

Dominique Fury

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

$1,355

Sculpture, Geometric 04, Simone De Rosa

Geometric 04

Simone De Rosa

Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 4 cm

$440 $352

Painting, La décision, Virginie Clement

La décision

Virginie Clement

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$565

Painting, Peace of mind, Dzovig Arnelian

Peace of mind

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting - 28 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm

$600

Fine Art Drawings, Encensé 2, Catherine Carrée

Encensé 2

Catherine Carrée

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$1,016

Print, Jake not Dinos; Dinos not Jake, Jake & Dinos Chapman

Jake not Dinos; Dinos not Jake

Jake & Dinos Chapman

Print - 39 x 28 x 0.1 cm

$903

Painting, Al alba venceré, Coco Capuzzi

Al alba venceré

Coco Capuzzi

Painting - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm

$734

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

Photography, VNGH, Sebastian Riemer

VNGH

Sebastian Riemer

Photography - 46 x 35 x 0.2 cm

$5,082

Photography, Alfred day off, Samsofy

Alfred day off

Samsofy

Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.2 cm

$68

Print, Fumée IV, Marie Vandooren

Fumée IV

Marie Vandooren

Print - 40 x 30 cm

$226

Print, Mon plan de vol de Londres à Nice semblait mal tourner, Glen Baxter

Mon plan de vol de Londres à Nice semblait mal tourner

Glen Baxter

Print - 35 x 42 cm

$234

Painting, Abstract-3125, Ludoroy

Abstract-3125

Ludoroy

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Fine Art Drawings, Harry Brant in Connecticut, Manuel Santelices

Harry Brant in Connecticut

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm

$700

Painting, Hat and glasses, Timothy Carter

Hat and glasses

Timothy Carter

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,750

Sculpture, Lovers, Lloyd Mwarowa

Lovers

Lloyd Mwarowa

Sculpture - 40 x 25 x 8 cm

$1,694

Fine Art Drawings, Femme qui dort, Léopold Survage

Femme qui dort

Léopold Survage

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 26 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Sculpture, Red Design, Rémy Demestre

Red Design

Rémy Demestre

Sculpture - 48 x 21 x 17 cm

$395 $337

Painting, Jour de fête, Odile Pinto-Corbin

Jour de fête

Odile Pinto-Corbin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,807

Painting, Covers 13 Green, Joanne Freeman

Covers 13 Green

Joanne Freeman

Painting - 33 x 33 cm

$1,778

Sculpture, La théoricienne d'Herculanum, Yannick Bouillault

La théoricienne d'Herculanum

Yannick Bouillault

Sculpture - 31 x 26 x 14 cm

$960

Painting, N32-24, Lina

N32-24

Lina

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$429

Painting, Far West, Jorge Castillo

Far West

Jorge Castillo

Painting - 35 x 50 x 0.05 cm

$4,291

Painting, Le lac, Ramzi Ghotbaldin

Le lac

Ramzi Ghotbaldin

Painting - 27 x 35 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, Emoulos Morning Magic, Dawn Daisley

Emoulos Morning Magic

Dawn Daisley

Painting - 32 x 40 x 0.3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Le Vieux Plongeoir, Anne du Planty

Le Vieux Plongeoir

Anne du Planty

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,581

Sculpture, Untitled, Gerd Kanz

Untitled

Gerd Kanz

Sculpture - 28 x 20 x 8 cm

$1,920

Print, Buna, Aurélie Trabaud

Buna

Aurélie Trabaud

Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$282

Painting, Alien Meet Space Invader, Truteau

Alien Meet Space Invader

Truteau

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$553

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, La LLovera, Manolo Hugue

La LLovera

Manolo Hugue

Sculpture - 30 x 11 x 11 cm

$3,388

Painting, Personnage et poisson, Asger Jorn

Personnage et poisson

Asger Jorn

Painting - 38 x 27 x 0.1 cm

$14,681

Painting, Yport, Patrick Briere

Yport

Patrick Briere

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$903

Design, Bearbrick Kaws Dissected Noir, Bearbrick

Bearbrick Kaws Dissected Noir

Bearbrick

Design - 28 x 13 x 9 cm

$2,484

Painting, Acrobate 2, Amélie Joos

Acrobate 2

Amélie Joos

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm

$565

Painting, Etude 41, Karl Lagasse

Etude 41

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$10,164

Sculpture, Silhouette abstraite - série métaux de récupération, Daniel Bligny

Silhouette abstraite - série métaux de récupération

Daniel Bligny

Sculpture - 48 x 20 x 20 cm

$960

Fine Art Drawings, Black Minous, Chanoir

Black Minous

Chanoir

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.001 cm

$1,355

Painting, Issy les Moulineaux, Lyon, Jean Jacques Boimond

Issy les Moulineaux, Lyon

Jean Jacques Boimond

Painting - 42 x 29 x 0.5 cm

$625

Print, Virgin Mary- Vierge Gold, Imbue

Virgin Mary- Vierge Gold

Imbue

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm

$339

Print, #Hands12, Nello Petrucci

#Hands12

Nello Petrucci

Print - 48 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$565

Fine Art Drawings, Les oiseaux cachés, Anne Bachelier

Les oiseaux cachés

Anne Bachelier

Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 x 1 cm

$508

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…

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