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Christ - Stations of the Cross, Number XI
Michael Burgess
Print - 46 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,346
Still life with vase and fruit
Marco Fariello
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,019
Adrian's dreams
Clément Herrmann
Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$1,122
Portrait de femme amérindienne
Edouard Morerod
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$919
Chinese Interior #1
Robert van der Hilst
Photography - 42 x 49 cm Photography - 16.5 x 19.3 inch
$2,019 $1,717
Nature morte II 1993 Sitll life II
P Girot
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.3 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,116
Femme d'Afrique du Nord
Francisque Noailly
Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$747
Château d'Eau
Georges Albert Fustier
Painting - 26 x 36 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$804
Sans Titre
Jean-Gabriel Chauvin
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 inch
$1,010
Crisis of the Foreign Debt and Development
Bettino Craxi
Print - 48 x 34 x 0.5 cm Print - 18.9 x 13.4 x 0.2 inch
$617
Jeune enfant jouant
Ernest Samuel Geiger
Painting - 31 x 17 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.2 x 6.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,931
Sin título I
Miquela Vidal Barceló
Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$2,238
Iris hysterique
Sacha Haillote
Photography - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch
$1,458
Hilly Billy Willy Nilly I
Max Hammond
Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,000
Portrait of Theophilus
Ganiyat Abdulazeez
Painting - 50.8 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 18 x 1 inch
$1,250
View across the lake
Rose-Marie Kossowan
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 1 inch
$881
Simbolismo flamenco / Flamenco Symbolism
Vicente Escudero
Painting - 27.5 x 19.5 cm Painting - 10.8 x 7.7 inch
$5,049
Lady from the past
Eliana Barbosa
Photography - 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Photography - 12 x 12 x 1 inch
$617
La belle endormie
Christiane Bernais
Sculpture - 29 x 33 x 16 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 13 x 6.3 inch
$1,066
Good vibrations
Wilfried Habrich
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
$1,169
2 women with bouquet of roses
Frantisek Drtikol
Photography - 26 x 19 cm Photography - 10.2 x 7.5 inch
$1,346
La Mère Fénollan (la Mère marchande)
Edouard Eugène Vallet
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 23 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,126
Épreuve d'essai pour logis de terre
Raoul Ubac
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 17 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$449
Neige sua Paris - Snow on Paris
Jacques Tillier
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
$617
1961 Champs Urbanisme Fields
Gérard Singer
Painting - 33 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$2,188
Drawing For Sewing
Kyung-Sup Byun
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,029
Kano 1975
John Craven né Conte
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,066
I Can't Recall It Lightly At All (Copper)
B.D. White
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,150
Mahsa and the lion
Mehnoush Modonpour
Painting - 46 x 38 x 1.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.6 inch
$987
Untitled from Portafolio El exilio de los sentidos
Helen Escobedo
Print - 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Print - 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$700
Untitled from Portafolio El exilio de los sentidos
Francisco Castro Leñero
Print - 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Print - 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$600
Jeunesse stool green
Duccio Maria Gambi
Design - 43 x 41.5 x 32 cm Design - 16.9 x 16.3 x 12.6 inch
$4,712
Untitled
Lucio Fontana
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$24,682
Paris - Passage de la Voûte
Vladimir Bazan
Photography - 49 x 38 x 1 cm Photography - 19.3 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$628
Seaside
Fioravante Seibezzi
Painting - 29 x 39 x 2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 15.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,346 $1,212
Drawing For Sewing 8
Kyung-Sup Byun
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$3,354
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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…