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Mr et Mme Hulot - Photographie scène de vie en bord de mer
Denis Morel
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$491
Biagio 282 Table Lamp
Tobia Scarpa
Design - 39 x 13.5 x 39 cm Design - 15.4 x 5.3 x 15.4 inch
$7,256
Everything is Going to be Alright (Work No. 3531)
Martin Creed
Print - 29.8 x 41.9 cm Print - 11.75 x 16.5 inch
$3,500
Grand nord russe - Lonely tree
Georgii Vinogradov
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,005
Navona Square (Rome, Italy)
Giuseppe Malandrino
Print - 29.6 x 21 x 0.3 cm Print - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$246
Groningen 1 - Landscape painting
Jeroen Allart
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,679
New York, Battery Park
Jean-Emile Laboureur
Print - 18 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 7.1 x 10.8 x 0 inch
$5,581
Taxi Driver, June 13
Celso Castro
Fine Art Drawings - 34.9 x 24.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.75 x 9.75 inch
$400
Terres brûlées I
Luc Médrinal
Photography - 33 x 35 x 0.5 cm Photography - 13 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
$670
Mozartkugeln
Glenn Varez
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$112
Printemps au Poulain - série Paysage marin de Belle-île-en-Mer
Virginie Le Roy
Painting - 27 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
$419
Albeniz suite espanola granada
Hikaru O
Painting - 33.3 x 24.2 x 2 cm Painting - 13.1 x 9.5 x 0.8 inch
$204
Temporal Disorder - 19
Radu Corneliu Sarion
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$558
Vintage Silver Centrepiece and Tray
Luigi Genazzi
Design - 44 x 38 x 31 cm Design - 17.3 x 15 x 12.2 inch
$7,814
Simple Uncle Sam
Jeff Ladouceur
Fine Art Drawings - 27.3 x 22.2 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.7 x 8.7 x 0.5 inch
$4,500
Drawing I
Nigel Howlett
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 20 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 7.9 x 0.5 inch
$3,500
Movimientos geometricos 3
Benbela Abounassif
Sculpture - 48 x 48 x 4 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 18.9 x 1.6 inch
$5,581
Sergei Sviatchenko - Capacity For Conjuring Illusion 8
Sergei Sviatchenko
Photography - 36 x 26 cm Photography - 14.2 x 10.2 inch
$3,349
Chat l’Bête 2.3 #128
Stephanie Godann
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Mère et enfant
Herve Malcom Thomas
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$223
Rossinhòu rossinholet
Chiara Scarpone
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,060
Ngurlu Jukurrpa (Native seed dreaming)
Nardia Stafford Napurrurla
Painting - 40 x 40 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$558
Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water dreaming) - Puyurru
Gwendolyn Martin Nangala
Painting - 40 x 40 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$558
Stone pot with apples
Jan Nederlof
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$4,074
Reading Together Sky & Misty SIII
Petra Dorst
Sculpture - 38 x 24 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15 x 9.4 x 7.9 inch
$4,409
Sèrie Albades. Albada 02
Oriol Texidor
Painting - 37.5 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 14.8 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch
$519
Ecureuil Squirrel 1987 KENJI BANLIEUE BANLIEUE
Kenji
Sculpture - 48 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
$4,409
Le Travail à la Longe
Georges Carrey
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$335
Belle Sirène Sweet green Siren
SHIM SANG OK
Sculpture - 39 x 35 x 25 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 13.8 x 9.8 inch
$5,526
Albert Einstein
Nam June Paik
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 15.4 inch
$4,019
Carreta Herencia de mi Tierra
Manuel Cruz Prudencio
Sculpture - 33 x 48 x 28 cm Sculpture - 13 x 18.9 x 11 inch
$2,500
Louis en marinière
LN Le Pape
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$179
Sans titre 11
Zan Donna
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$179
Back to black Patriotic mess 2
Juan Cordero
Print - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$670
DIP (white series)
Federico Alibrio
Sculpture - 25 x 33 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 13 x 3.9 inch
$223
Untitled from Portafolio el exilio de los sentidos
Boris Viskin
Print - 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Print - 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$400
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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…