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Love (Ninu&Socrate)
Socrate
Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch
$3,814 $3,433
The Dreaming Muse
Anahit Mirijanyan
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$450
Fuck Mickey (Ninu&Vincent Bardou)
Ninu
Sculpture - 26 x 30 x 16 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 11.8 x 6.3 inch
$4,039 $3,635
Love (Ninu&Socrate)
Ninu
Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch
$3,814 $3,433
Embrace of Innocence
Gegham Hunanyan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$350
Evening on the Amazon River
Kat Zhivetin
Painting - 44 x 37 x 2 cm Painting - 17.3 x 14.6 x 0.8 inch
$540
Running with Birds
Angelo Pioppo
Painting - 33 x 41 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$853 $469
Echoes of Contemplation
Liana Asatryan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$450
Rêvasser
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
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My pink pig !
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 inch
$101 $91
Mon adorable chèvre !
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 inch
$101 $91
Sans titre
Jean-Michel Lourenço
Painting - 45.5 x 37 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.9 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch
$898 $628
Minotaur | Sculpture Bronze
Gediminas Endriekus
Sculpture - 30 x 8.2 x 19.5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 3.2 x 7.7 inch
$5,273 $5,009
Geyser
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.5 x 0.04 inch
$2,132
Paris confinement Pont des Arts
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,066
Poétique de la Foule en Colère
Francis Moreau
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
Mouvement de Défense
Francis Moreau
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
Paris confinement Sacré Cœur
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,066
Paris confinement Conciergerie
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,066
Paris confinement Pont Neuf
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,066
Paris confinement église de la Madeleine
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,066
Paris confinement Place Vendôme
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,066
Old Lady Draws
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$3,702
Enigma
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 27.3 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10.75 x 0.04 inch
$3,814
Dead End
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$4,039
Moine bouddhiste avec un jeune novice
The opium smoking white elephant
Painting - 50 x 40 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
$898 $673
Complexities of Existence
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.5 x 0.04 inch
$2,356
Tornado of Life
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 27.3 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10.75 x 0.04 inch
$2,917
Elephant bathing in dust pixels
The opium smoking white elephant
Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$898
Where there is life, there is hope II
Tamara Bakhshinyan
Painting - 45 x 45 x 2.2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.9 inch
$617
Contemplation in Bloom
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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Scuba Diving
Gouzy
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
$673
The bluebird
Blu_451
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$561 $505
The Autumn Sketchbook
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$213 $182
Whatever man
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$3,702
Unknown Man From Another Time
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,927
Arrival At Mars - Noctis Landing In Sight
Pascal Lee
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.2 inch
$1,800
Keep this memory forever
Maria Esmar
Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$617 $555
Soulèvement étudiant du 14 octobre 1973, Bangkok, Thaïlande
The opium smoking white elephant
Painting - 40 x 50 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 inch
$898
I Will Live, Existence series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$729 $656
News Paper Sellers
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,814
North Korean Kid
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$3,366
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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…