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Planète Bleue 1971 Blue Planet
Valissori
Painting - 34 x 46 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.4 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
CHF 969
Souffle de l'univers
Bang Hai Ja
Painting - 35 x 35.5 x 5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 14 x 2 inch
CHF 5,103
Girl with a Cat
David Popiashvili
Painting - 43 x 30.5 x 4 cm Painting - 16.9 x 12 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,514
H
Eugénie Lichet
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
CHF 102
SA Mickey x Mr Doodle – Black & White
Mr Doodle
Sculpture - 29 x 11 x 30 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 4.3 x 11.8 inch
CHF 1,939
Cube 3
Jean-Jacques Guionnet
Photography - 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
CHF 816
Insta(nt)llation - Synagogue Rumbach Sebestye n, Budapest 2/2
Eszter Poroszlai
Painting - 29 x 19 x 3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch
CHF 949
Insta(nt)llation - Completion. 1/ 3
Eszter Poroszlai
Photography - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,072
Life's little pleasures XIX
Judit Horvath Loczi
Painting - 48 x 38 x 11 cm Painting - 18.9 x 15 x 4.3 inch
CHF 1,694
Enjamber - série l'homme et l'univers
Annie Vigarello
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 633
Paysage d'hiver
Pierre Tal-Coat
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
CHF 1,837
Meeting of Elders (Drawing from the back)
Taju Tijani Mayakiri
Painting - 27.9 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11 x 15 x 1 inch
CHF 946
Le petit bonheur
Bruce Krebs
Sculpture - 20 x 46 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 18.1 x 7.9 inch
CHF 5,307
Metamorphokromatik3
Seize Happywallmaker
Print - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
CHF 612
Untitled
Josè Ortega Coronel
Painting - 31.5 x 41.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.4 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch
CHF 510
Corn at Night
Levon Fljyan
Painting - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,214 CHF 972
Past, Present and... (L'amour fondamental)
Wookyung Jeong
Painting - 45.5 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 17.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,531
Swiss boat
François Boisrond
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 30.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12 inch
CHF 918
Collegiate
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
CHF 408
Féraud 1970 Black Sculpture Abstraction
Albert Féraud
Photography - 40 x 28 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11 inch
CHF 1,939
TERRE Sculpture bas relief EARTH
Sergio Storel
Sculpture - 30 x 27 x 2 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,531
Chats errants de Netanya
Eveline Weil
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,480
2003 Ame Amérindienne Amerindian Soul
Joe Feddersen
Print - 26 x 18 x 0.3 cm Print - 10.2 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,015
KIM Youngjoo MYTH MMCA MUSEUM COLLECTION Coeur 1991 Heart
Young-Joo KIM
Print - 25.5 x 35 cm Print - 10 x 13.8 inch
CHF 1,526
1993 Red Still life with Malevich Rouge
John Dowdridge
Print - 33 x 26 x 0.3 cm Print - 13 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,015
Tribal 1978 Portraits
Ben Kunman
Painting - 24 x 33 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,072
Une beauté thaïlandaise aux cheveux longs devant sa table de maquillage
The opium smoking white elephant
Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
CHF 816
Drum lights
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 inch
CHF 286
And we shall..a tribute to the Combat Paper Project
Verena Schwarz
Print - 42 x 33 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.5 x 13 x 0.1 inch
CHF 510
Silver city trumpet
Eric Waugh
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 inch
CHF 1,656
Flowery field III
Felicia Trales
Painting - 34.8 x 34.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 13.7 x 13.7 x 1.5 inch
CHF 1,608
BH MONOPY 2018
Alec Monopoly
Sculpture - 25.4 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 10 x 8 x 6 inch
CHF 7,654
Cars with love
Andrea Benetti
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
CHF 2,041
Radiant 04
Sabine Klara Lindenstreich
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,847
La dame au camée
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 33 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,200
Viaggio al centro della terra
LeoNilde Carabba
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,429 CHF 1,214
The Nature of Things III
Gordon Carmichael
Painting - 49.5 x 41 cm Painting - 19.5 x 16.1 inch
CHF 1,225
Rouge est la couleur du mystère 1
Jean-Charles Taillandier
Painting - 50 x 34.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.6 inch
CHF 449
Trees
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 12.8 x 0 inch
CHF 561
Rond et or carborundum I
Edith Baudrand
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHF 612
This Bird is Not a Starling
Rachel Isadora
Painting - 25.4 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 10 x 17 x 2 inch
CHF 899
Filtro (amarillo neón)
Daniela Colunga
Painting - 34 x 28 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.4 x 11 x 0.2 inch
CHF 969
Dolly Parton, Orillia On
Richard Beland
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 2 inch
CHF 1,324
Subtractive Variability Compact 2
Felipe Pantone
Sculpture - 47 x 45 x 5 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 17.7 x 2 inch
CHF 8,159
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…