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Sculpture, Diamant déformé #1, Le Diamantaire

Diamant déformé #1

Le Diamantaire

Sculpture - 45 x 45 x 5 cm

$791

Painting, Season colors__Summer Autumn 2018, Soo Youn Kim

Season colors__Summer Autumn 2018

Soo Youn Kim

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm

$1,457

Print, Mostly, BB.Queen

Mostly

BB.Queen

Print - 33 x 48.3 x 0.3 cm

$1,412

Painting, Ode to Alice Neel, Randi Matushevitz

Ode to Alice Neel

Randi Matushevitz

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

$1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Roxane Borujerdi

Sans titre

Roxane Borujerdi

Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 18 x 1 cm

$1,073

Photography, Essential Workers, Michael Alan

Essential Workers

Michael Alan

Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm

$2,800

Sculpture, Visage Brun-Bleu, Pablo Picasso

Visage Brun-Bleu

Pablo Picasso

Sculpture - 30.5 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm

$40,000

Painting, Jour de fête, Albane de Saint Remy

Jour de fête

Albane de Saint Remy

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2.2 cm

$960

Print, Sans-titre, Jean Messagier

Sans-titre

Jean Messagier

Print - 32 x 26 cm

$339

Print, Migration, Sun7

Migration

Sun7

Print - 40 x 50 x 4 cm

$1,016

Painting, NII-01, Rodica Anesia

NII-01

Rodica Anesia

Painting - 30 x 30 cm

$407

Painting, Under This Sun, Peto Poghosyan

Under This Sun

Peto Poghosyan

Painting - 29 x 42 x 0.5 cm

$1,581

Print, Bataille, Jean Carzou

Bataille

Jean Carzou

Print - 33 x 25 cm

$260

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Gérard Titus-Carmel

Sans-titre

Gérard Titus-Carmel

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm

$1,694

Fine Art Drawings, Vase, Guillaume Delvigne

Vase

Guillaume Delvigne

Fine Art Drawings - 40.7 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm

$1,242

Painting, Pêcheur II, Boxi Chen

Pêcheur II

Boxi Chen

Painting - 34 x 34 x 1 cm

$565

Print, Symptomatic Small Blue 5/13, Saber (MSK)

Symptomatic Small Blue 5/13

Saber (MSK)

Print - 42.5 x 37 cm

$734

Painting, Relique, Majo Marchand

Relique

Majo Marchand

Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm

$339

Print, WCYS ?, Tania Mouraud

WCYS ?

Tania Mouraud

Print - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$3,953

Photography, Tracks II, Bruno Charoy

Tracks II

Bruno Charoy

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$903

Sculpture, Steve Mc Queen, Vincent Gachaga

Steve Mc Queen

Vincent Gachaga

Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 12 cm

$2,089

Painting, Oups, Marc Felten

Oups

Marc Felten

Painting - 50 x 50 x 6 cm

$2,259

Sculpture, Sans Titre Ref (352), Nicolas Dubreuille

Sans Titre Ref (352)

Nicolas Dubreuille

Sculpture - 43 x 15 x 22 cm

$3,953

Fine Art Drawings, Élévation, Claude André Thibaud

Élévation

Claude André Thibaud

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 36 x 0.1 cm

$687

Painting, Harmonie grise, Edouard Arthur

Harmonie grise

Edouard Arthur

Painting - 25.5 x 32.5 x 0.5 cm

$984

Fine Art Drawings, Le violoncelliste, Claude Weisbuch

Le violoncelliste

Claude Weisbuch

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 3 cm

$1,107

Sculpture, Crayons Not Colts (light blue), Luke Newton

Crayons Not Colts (light blue)

Luke Newton

Sculpture - 25.4 x 35.6 cm

$4,280

Painting, Happy Day I, Michail Ashkhotov

Happy Day I

Michail Ashkhotov

Painting - 32 x 45 cm

$440

Painting, Femme au verre et coucher de soleil, G. Pardi

Femme au verre et coucher de soleil

G. Pardi

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$984

Painting, Sans titre, Jaber El Mahjoub

Sans titre

Jaber El Mahjoub

Painting - 50 x 38 x 1 cm

$734

Painting, Bouquet de fleurs, René Guinand

Bouquet de fleurs

René Guinand

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

$730

Photography, Untitled, Li Hui

Untitled

Li Hui

Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Print, ibrid S. Paolo, Alessandra Bisi

ibrid S. Paolo

Alessandra Bisi

Print - 47 x 35 x 1.5 cm

$373

Sculpture, Neurone Totem 3, Kathy Le Vavasseur

Neurone Totem 3

Kathy Le Vavasseur

Sculpture - 30 x 7 x 7 cm

$1,299

Fine Art Drawings, Chapelle dans le couserans (Ariège), André Lac

Chapelle dans le couserans (Ariège)

André Lac

Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 48 cm

$734

Sculpture, Bedroom Blonde, Tom Wesselmann

Bedroom Blonde

Tom Wesselmann

Sculpture - 34 x 44 x 3 cm

$28,233

Painting, Ivory Coast Portrait, Annie RAIMON

Ivory Coast Portrait

Annie RAIMON

Painting - 42 x 29 cm

$1,073

Sculpture, Heart, CD Souza

Heart

CD Souza

Sculpture - 35 x 15 x 5 cm

$1,863

Sculpture, Dancing petals, Jihyung Nam

Dancing petals

Jihyung Nam

Sculpture - 50 x 35 x 25 cm

$1,703

Print, Provence numéro 7, Roger Mühl

Provence numéro 7

Roger Mühl

Print - 42 x 32 x 0.2 cm

$678

Print, Abstract Composition, Luigi Veronesi

Abstract Composition

Luigi Veronesi

Print - 49 x 48 x 0.2 cm

$316

Print, Femme en rouge à lèvres, Fernando Botero

Femme en rouge à lèvres

Fernando Botero

Print - 36 x 30 cm

$22,586

Photography, Untitled 109, Richard Caldicott

Untitled 109

Richard Caldicott

Photography - 36 x 28 cm

$1,317

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Odonchimeg Davaadorj

Sans titre

Odonchimeg Davaadorj

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 41.5 cm

$1,242

Design, No Future, Eklektik

No Future

Eklektik

Design - 40 x 40 x 0.5 cm

$282

Sculpture, Never give up boombox, Anthony Grip

Never give up boombox

Anthony Grip

Sculpture - 24 x 43 x 9 cm

$791 $711

Fine Art Drawings, Timeless 3, Laura Spring

Timeless 3

Laura Spring

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm

$150

Painting, Untitled 77, Issa Halloum

Untitled 77

Issa Halloum

Painting - 42 x 50 x 2 cm

$2,000

Sculpture, Nude, Stan Wysocki

Nude

Stan Wysocki

Sculpture - 34 x 11 x 9 cm

$1,129

Painting, Love my body, Natsuko Takekoshi

Love my body

Natsuko Takekoshi

Painting - 33 x 24 x 2 cm

$655

Painting, Ornament & Misfit, Emphi

Ornament & Misfit

Emphi

Painting - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm

$903

Print, Or, Noir, Goddog

Or, Noir

Goddog

Print - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$565

Design, Empreintes, César Baldaccini

Empreintes

César Baldaccini

Design - 27 x 27 x 12 cm

$1,694

Sculpture, Les triplettes, Virginie Matz

Les triplettes

Virginie Matz

Sculpture - 37.5 x 23 x 10 cm

$847

Painting, Green 1, Emma Donaldson

Green 1

Emma Donaldson

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$113

Painting, Sans titre, Roxane Borujerdi

Sans titre

Roxane Borujerdi

Painting - 50 x 35 x 1 cm

$4,743

Print, A Self Portrait of an Artist on Narrow Street, Jammie Holmes

A Self Portrait of an Artist on Narrow Street

Jammie Holmes

Print - 50.8 x 40.6 cm

$8,000

Sculpture, Le Violon, Terzo Yan

Le Violon

Terzo Yan

Sculpture - 35 x 12 x 5 cm

$1,128

Painting, Loja, Clémence Lerondeau

Loja

Clémence Lerondeau

Painting - 30 x 50 x 1.5 cm

$565

Painting, Portrait de femme au foulard valaisan, Albert Chavaz

Portrait de femme au foulard valaisan

Albert Chavaz

Painting - 44.7 x 37 x 0.5 cm

$1,274

Sculpture, Espiègle, Christian Valette

Espiègle

Christian Valette

Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 15 cm

$3,388

Painting, Botanique Isatis Tinctoria #1, Akira Inumaru

Botanique Isatis Tinctoria #1

Akira Inumaru

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm

$1,242

Painting, Seven Geishas with Flowers, Walasse Ting

Seven Geishas with Flowers

Walasse Ting

Painting - 35.6 x 47 cm

$18,000

Fine Art Drawings, Geotropisme 19, Frédérick Mazoir

Geotropisme 19

Frédérick Mazoir

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$361

Print, 3NIT, Louis Bottero

3NIT

Louis Bottero

Print - 50 x 30 cm

$678

Print, Between the stars, So Youn Lee

Between the stars

So Youn Lee

Print - 42.5 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$791

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Alexandre Taillandier

Untitled

Alexandre Taillandier

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$779

Painting, Coquelicots N°2 violet, SAB

Coquelicots N°2 violet

SAB

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Kaori, Istraille

Kaori

Istraille

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm

$678

Sculpture, The Future god, Jorn Van Hoorn

The Future god

Jorn Van Hoorn

Sculpture - 40 x 27 x 20 cm

$6,211

Painting, Depuis Cologny avec vue sur le Jura, Jean Viollier

Depuis Cologny avec vue sur le Jura

Jean Viollier

Painting - 33 x 45.5 x 2 cm

$811

Fine Art Drawings, Plume d'en bas, Arthur Aeschbacher

Plume d'en bas

Arthur Aeschbacher

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 2 cm

$4,856

Print, Rainbow Hand, Adrian Falkner

Rainbow Hand

Adrian Falkner

Print - 39 x 29 cm

$834

Painting, Secret Door, Susumu Shingu

Secret Door

Susumu Shingu

Painting - 31.9 x 31.6 cm

$16,940

Print, Chef d'orchestre, Lionel le Jeune

Chef d'orchestre

Lionel le Jeune

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.5 cm

$226

Painting, The Europeen Handfinished, Joram Roukes

The Europeen Handfinished

Joram Roukes

Painting - 46 x 31 cm

$621

Painting, Mickey Peace, Shelby

Mickey Peace

Shelby

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$903 $768

Sculpture, Les menottes de cuivre, René Magritte

Les menottes de cuivre

René Magritte

Sculpture - 49 x 16 x 13 cm

$22,021

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Robert Motherwell

Untitled

Robert Motherwell

Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 27.9 cm

$11,000

Print, Le livre des livres, Serge Charchoune

Le livre des livres

Serge Charchoune

Print - 45 x 32 cm

$452

Sculpture, Ida, Sandra Zeenni

Ida

Sandra Zeenni

Sculpture - 33 x 42 x 42 cm

$5,647

Photography, Cubique, Marie-Fa Lazzari

Cubique

Marie-Fa Lazzari

Photography - 48 x 33 cm

$423

Fine Art Drawings, Gun, Philippe Huart

Gun

Philippe Huart

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Love in the time of forest fires, Niki Singleton

Love in the time of forest fires

Niki Singleton

Painting - 40.64 x 30.48 x 2 cm

$2,163

Painting, Untitled, Bara Sketchbook

Untitled

Bara Sketchbook

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$1,694

Design, DOT Terra Cotta, Reda Amalou

DOT Terra Cotta

Reda Amalou

Design - 45 x 41 x 41 cm

$1,333

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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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