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Fine Art Drawings, Two Bodies, Danylo Movchan

Two Bodies

Danylo Movchan

Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$452

Sculpture, Moving, Mark Brusse

Moving

Mark Brusse

Sculpture - 16.9 x 15 x 6.7 inch

$13,552

Print, Je t'aime, Shadee K

Je t'aime

Shadee K

Print - 13 x 19 x 0.1 inch

$113

Print, La Jarretière, 3/8, Lisbeth Delisle

La Jarretière, 3/8

Lisbeth Delisle

Print - 14.2 x 7.5 x 5.9 inch

$6,098

Print, Sommeil Paradoxal, Misako

Sommeil Paradoxal

Misako

Print - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

$85

Painting, Portrait of Lady, Carlo Socrate

Portrait of Lady

Carlo Socrate

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$15,246

Sculpture, Portrait of Italo Balbo, Marco Novati

Portrait of Italo Balbo

Marco Novati

Sculpture - 17.3 x 11.8 x 12.6 inch

$7,905

Sculpture, Stuffed Shirt, Barry Mitchell

Stuffed Shirt

Barry Mitchell

Sculpture - 11.8 x 18.5 x 11.8 inch

$3,388

Painting, Chartres dans les colzas, Michel Maly

Chartres dans les colzas

Michel Maly

Painting - 12.2 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

$5,268

Painting, La chambre noire, Minasmoke

La chambre noire

Minasmoke

Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$282

Print, Inter mundos 3, Peter Ruehle

Inter mundos 3

Peter Ruehle

Print - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$531

Print, Corba contínua 20 4, Artur Aguilar

Corba contínua 20 4

Artur Aguilar

Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$316

Design, Tea time is back (1), Silvia Levenson

Tea time is back (1)

Silvia Levenson

Design - 7.1 x 19.7 x 6.3 inch

$9,200

Painting, Vue du bar des artistes, Honfleur, Fabienne Tuffigo

Vue du bar des artistes, Honfleur

Fabienne Tuffigo

Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$260

Print, Black Flag, Santiago Sierra

Black Flag

Santiago Sierra

Print - 12.2 x 12.4 x 0.2 inch

$6,776

Design, Around the world, Sarah Elqa

Around the world

Sarah Elqa

Design - 16.5 x 11 x 5.5 inch

$2,500

Photography, EP 87, Fort Lauderdale, Cheyco Leidmann

EP 87, Fort Lauderdale

Cheyco Leidmann

Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,365

Design, Blockz Green, Baho

Blockz Green

Baho

Design - 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$621

Sculpture, Tête n°2, Alex

Tête n°2

Alex

Sculpture - 17.7 x 11.4 x 10.2 inch

$5,082

Print, Sans Titre, Georges Carrey

Sans Titre

Georges Carrey

Print - 15.7 x 12.6 inch

$395

Painting, Lux, Lucis, Krizia Galfo

Lux, Lucis

Krizia Galfo

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,727

Fine Art Drawings, Composition I, Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)

Composition I

Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)

Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 13.8 inch

$395

Print, Harlequin, Robert Fontene

Harlequin

Robert Fontene

Print - 15 x 11 x 0 inch

$294

Sculpture, Banana Souo, Ted Pop Art

Banana Souo

Ted Pop Art

Sculpture - 11 x 11 x 4.7 inch

$463

Sculpture, Chrome Pink Lollipop, Elena Bulatova

Chrome Pink Lollipop

Elena Bulatova

Sculpture - 13 x 5 x 5 inch

$375

Print, In the Hills o' Brown, Gustave Baumann

In the Hills o' Brown

Gustave Baumann

Print - 9.1 x 13.1 x 0 inch

$4,000

Print, Wilde portrait, Olir Romanelli

Wilde portrait

Olir Romanelli

Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$79

Painting, Ngurlu Jukurrpa (Native Seed Dreaming), Runa Williams Napangardi

Ngurlu Jukurrpa (Native Seed Dreaming)

Runa Williams Napangardi

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$452

Painting, Lukarrara Jukurrpa (Desert Fringe-rush Seed Dreaming), Stacey Wilson Nakamarra

Lukarrara Jukurrpa (Desert Fringe-rush Seed Dreaming)

Stacey Wilson Nakamarra

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$452

Painting, Untitled, Charles Patrick

Untitled

Charles Patrick

Painting - 12.6 x 12.6 x 1.6 inch

$8,000

Print, Conscience, Hamed Abdalla

Conscience

Hamed Abdalla

Print - 19.7 x 13.8 inch

$2,823

Fine Art Drawings, Landscape, Alfred Sobottka

Landscape

Alfred Sobottka

Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 12.9 x 0 inch

$553

Photography, Angy Moray, Sergio de Luz

Angy Moray

Sergio de Luz

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$395

Photography, Kaleidospeakly, Emilie Gafner

Kaleidospeakly

Emilie Gafner

Photography - 11.8 x 13.8 inch

$519

Print, Untitled, Tomas Lacque

Untitled

Tomas Lacque

Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$395

Painting, Les parapluies, Patrice Layre

Les parapluies

Patrice Layre

Painting - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

$531

Painting, Anticipation of Cake, Ocean Quigley

Anticipation of Cake

Ocean Quigley

Painting - 16 x 20 inch

$3,650

Fine Art Drawings, La Lampe à Pétrole, Nicolas Carréga

La Lampe à Pétrole

Nicolas Carréga

Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.3 inch

$452

Painting, Flowery Love, Rose

Flowery Love

Rose

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$339

Photography, La femme liberté, Rio de Janeiro, Claude Mollard

La femme liberté, Rio de Janeiro

Claude Mollard

Photography - 19.7 x 13.4 inch

$2,823

Painting, Plums, Heiner Frisbe

Plums

Heiner Frisbe

Painting - 7.9 x 10.6 inch

$192

Sculpture, Le dandy 2 1-1, Patricia Molinaro

Le dandy 2 1-1

Patricia Molinaro

Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch

$486

Sculpture, El Bien contra el Mal / Ceramics Mexican Folk Art Clay, Enedina Vasquez Cruz

El Bien contra el Mal / Ceramics Mexican Folk Art Clay

Enedina Vasquez Cruz

Sculpture - 19.3 x 18.5 x 13.4 inch

$3,000

Painting, Amazing Grace, Gabriele Hartl

Amazing Grace

Gabriele Hartl

Painting - 12.4 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$3,049

Painting, Bouille-dog, Karine Nicolleau

Bouille-dog

Karine Nicolleau

Painting - 15.7 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$327

Print, Maneki neko on the wall 2, Kokimoto

Maneki neko on the wall 2

Kokimoto

Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$203

Print, Le musée amusant, Jean-Pierre Humbert

Le musée amusant

Jean-Pierre Humbert

Print - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$271 $230

Sculpture, Faune II, Nathalie Soufflet

Faune II

Nathalie Soufflet

Sculpture - 18.5 x 15 x 16.7 inch

$3,275

Print, Barack, Ores

Barack

Ores

Print - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$169

Fine Art Drawings, Gremlins, Karine Nicolleau

Gremlins

Karine Nicolleau

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$226

Sculpture, Taorakio, Jacques Owczarek

Taorakio

Jacques Owczarek

Sculpture - 17.7 x 16.5 x 10.6 inch

$22,360

Print, Pulcinella, Emanuele Luzzati

Pulcinella

Emanuele Luzzati

Print - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$282

Photography, Uplifting, Nel ten Wolde

Uplifting

Nel ten Wolde

Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,254

Print, La gabbia dorata, Angioletta De Nitto

La gabbia dorata

Angioletta De Nitto

Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.2 inch

$384

Print, Paysage, Raffael Benazzi

Paysage

Raffael Benazzi

Print - 9.1 x 13.6 x 0.1 inch

$282 $254

Photography, La cosecha, Giana De Dier

La cosecha

Giana De Dier

Photography - 19.7 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$4,178

Print, Olfactory peregrinations, Cristìan Marianciuc

Olfactory peregrinations

Cristìan Marianciuc

Print - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$339

Print, Rêve Lucide, Bilos

Rêve Lucide

Bilos

Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$339

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait d'enfant, Madeleine Luka

Portrait d'enfant

Madeleine Luka

Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.1 inch

$282

Fine Art Drawings, Au lever, Paul Perraudin

Au lever

Paul Perraudin

Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12.4 inch

$395

Fine Art Drawings, Partie de Campagne, Pierre Gaillardot

Partie de Campagne

Pierre Gaillardot

Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12.4 inch

$395

Fine Art Drawings, A Moto !, Pierre Lelong

A Moto !

Pierre Lelong

Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.3 inch

$339

Painting, Orange 1, Anaïs Motard

Orange 1

Anaïs Motard

Painting - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$136

Print, The Cat, Gian Paolo Berto

The Cat

Gian Paolo Berto

Print - 13.4 x 13.4 x 0 inch

$282

Print, Composition, Ton Van Os

Composition

Ton Van Os

Print - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$395

Fine Art Drawings, Vegetation, Socrate Foscato

Vegetation

Socrate Foscato

Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.2 inch

$282

Print, Pommes vertes, Daneïs

Pommes vertes

Daneïs

Print - 10.6 x 14.6 inch

$215

Fine Art Drawings, L'équilibriste, Jeanne Saint-Chéron

L'équilibriste

Jeanne Saint-Chéron

Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$429

Painting, That will soon be here, Yuko Soi

That will soon be here

Yuko Soi

Painting - 10.1 x 14.3 x 0.1 inch

$2,823

Painting, El Gaucho, Francois Thevenet

El Gaucho

Francois Thevenet

Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$3,953

Fine Art Drawings, Feel the bass, Jay Russell

Feel the bass

Jay Russell

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 x 2 inch

$2,400

Painting, Plymouth Gin Distillery, the Barbican Plymouth, James Presley

Plymouth Gin Distillery, the Barbican Plymouth

James Presley

Painting - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch

$288

Print, Et le verbe fût, Chantal Montellier

Et le verbe fût

Chantal Montellier

Print - 18.1 x 12.8 inch

$260

Sculpture, Double plongeuse, Jean-François Bollie

Double plongeuse

Jean-François Bollie

Sculpture - 15 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

$7,679

Fine Art Drawings, Birds, Lucien Coutaud

Birds

Lucien Coutaud

Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$452

Painting, Enigme, Lyonel Laurenceau

Enigme

Lyonel Laurenceau

Painting - 20 x 16 inch

$5,500

Sculpture, Toro bravo, Serge Baroteaux

Toro bravo

Serge Baroteaux

Sculpture - 7.9 x 13.8 x 4.3 inch

$4,743

Sculpture, Make a wish, Vera Vizzi

Make a wish

Vera Vizzi

Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,317

Painting, Tunnel, Chris Ellis (Daze)

Tunnel

Chris Ellis (Daze)

Painting - 16 x 20 inch

$6,663

Print, Mic spit, Mr. Kami

Mic spit

Mr. Kami

Print - 13 x 19 x 0.1 inch

$113

Print, The Torch, Gu Yuan

The Torch

Gu Yuan

Print - 14.4 x 10 x 0.1 inch

$6,776

Painting, Greetings from Louis Marcoussis to Countess Pecci Blunt, Louis Marcoussis

Greetings from Louis Marcoussis to Countess Pecci Blunt

Louis Marcoussis

Painting - 10.6 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$10,164

Photography, Vasarely Material Archives, Oran Hoffmann

Vasarely Material Archives

Oran Hoffmann

Photography - 11.4 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch

$158

Fine Art Drawings, Chilling Minnie / Dessin original signé et certifié, Skayzoo

Chilling Minnie / Dessin original signé et certifié

Skayzoo

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$395

Sculpture, Nomadas II, Antonio Martinez Ruiz

Nomadas II

Antonio Martinez Ruiz

Sculpture - 13 x 18.9 x 2 inch

$1,299

Fine Art Drawings, Princesse Indienne, Liubov Juravliova

Princesse Indienne

Liubov Juravliova

Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

$508

Painting, Running Horse Cheval au galop, Xu Beihong

Running Horse Cheval au galop

Xu Beihong

Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$55,336

Fine Art Drawings, Femme assise, ADrÉ

Femme assise

ADrÉ

Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

$440

Sculpture, Porsche, Léa Poncharal

Porsche

Léa Poncharal

Sculpture - 5.9 x 13.8 x 5.9 inch

$5,421

Sculpture, Red Biti, Binsky

Red Biti

Binsky

Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch

$700

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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…

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