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Fine Art Drawings, Temerity, Thiemoko Claude Diarra

Temerity

Thiemoko Claude Diarra

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,220

Sculpture, Il sognatore, Crix Lune

Il sognatore

Crix Lune

Sculpture - 32 x 29 x 13.5 cm

$565

Painting, Cityscape with figures..., John Haanstra

Cityscape with figures...

John Haanstra

Painting - 25.7 x 20.5 x 1 cm

$1,976

Photography, Blue ball, Dmitry Savchenko

Blue ball

Dmitry Savchenko

Photography - 35 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,073

Painting, Still life, Giordano Becciani

Still life

Giordano Becciani

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm

$858

Painting, Suspendu a un fil, Veroe

Suspendu a un fil

Veroe

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$203

Sculpture, Boondock chicks, Jules Holland

Boondock chicks

Jules Holland

Sculpture - 20 x 40 x 20 cm

$14,116

Photography, Anchor in gold - série coque et ancre de bateau, Andreas Möltgen

Anchor in gold - série coque et ancre de bateau

Andreas Möltgen

Photography - 40 x 41 x 0.1 cm

$700

Print, Golden Letterz, Papa Mesk

Golden Letterz

Papa Mesk

Print - 40 x 30 x 3 cm

$339

Painting, Covid Monalisa, Mercedes Inaudi

Covid Monalisa

Mercedes Inaudi

Painting - 40.5 x 40.5 x 5 cm

$1,694

Photography, Tale bring twis / Safari, Lien Botha

Tale bring twis / Safari

Lien Botha

Photography - 49 x 49 x 5 cm

$1,807

Painting, Summernights, Karl Gietl

Summernights

Karl Gietl

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm

$1,355

Painting, Coeur à coeur, Mando

Coeur à coeur

Mando

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.5 cm

$734

Sculpture, Sam the Snail, Jess de Boer

Sam the Snail

Jess de Boer

Sculpture - 30 x 45 x 40 cm

$564

Fine Art Drawings, L'avenue de l'Opéra, Paris, René Genis

L'avenue de l'Opéra, Paris

René Genis

Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.5 cm

$508

Painting, Banana Brothers, Mikyung Lee

Banana Brothers

Mikyung Lee

Painting - 33 x 45 x 2 cm

$1,005

Painting, Let's traverse the universe, Mario Tyropolis

Let's traverse the universe

Mario Tyropolis

Painting - 35 x 50 x 5 cm

$791

Painting, Paysage et Village Sud Coréen 1974 South Korean Village and landscape, Jun Myung Ja

Paysage et Village Sud Coréen 1974 South Korean Village and landscape

Jun Myung Ja

Painting - 32.5 x 42 cm

$1,976

Painting, Paysages de Chine, Desheng Liu

Paysages de Chine

Desheng Liu

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$565

Sculpture, Marilyn, Carlos Alejandro

Marilyn

Carlos Alejandro

Sculpture - 28.6 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm

$1,000

Painting, Paysage lacustre, Gilles Berger

Paysage lacustre

Gilles Berger

Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm

$845

Painting, Space Jesus, Dong Oan

Space Jesus

Dong Oan

Painting - 29 x 39 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Nature morte bouquet de fleurs, Taki Kawa

Nature morte bouquet de fleurs

Taki Kawa

Painting - 35 x 20 x 2 cm

$602

Photography, Art Deco Tagger, Noëmie Rubinsztejn

Art Deco Tagger

Noëmie Rubinsztejn

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$960

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Marcel Gromaire

Untitled

Marcel Gromaire

Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 49.5 x 0.3 cm

$7,792

Photography, Theodore, Nina and Jack, Julia Gat

Theodore, Nina and Jack

Julia Gat

Photography - 33 x 48.3 cm

$900

Photography, Paysages choisis - Lausanne - La maison dans les bois, Philippe Fabian

Paysages choisis - Lausanne - La maison dans les bois

Philippe Fabian

Photography - 40 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,694

Fine Art Drawings, Les pyramides volantes, Arxlee

Les pyramides volantes

Arxlee

Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 30 x 3 cm

$3,388

Photography, Série pêche, Manakara, Pierrot Men

Série pêche, Manakara

Pierrot Men

Photography - 30 x 45 cm

$2,146

Photography, Untitled (Temple), Jim Kazanjian

Untitled (Temple)

Jim Kazanjian

Photography - 28 x 28 cm

$960

Sculpture, Chemins infinis - Lucerne, Philippe Fabian

Chemins infinis - Lucerne

Philippe Fabian

Sculpture - 28 x 41 x 4 cm

$1,694

Painting, All left behind, Christa Goertz

All left behind

Christa Goertz

Painting - 30 x 30 x 5 cm

$2,710

Fine Art Drawings, Uncanny X-Force, Mark Brooks

Uncanny X-Force

Mark Brooks

Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 28 x 1 cm

$2,033

Painting, Ode of the Youth, Tony Cheung

Ode of the Youth

Tony Cheung

Painting - 34 x 19 x 2 cm

$565

Photography, Epilogue 6, Ziad Naitaddi

Epilogue 6

Ziad Naitaddi

Photography - 45 x 30 x 2 cm

$903

Photography, Melting Petals 110, Sarah Fujiwara

Melting Petals 110

Sarah Fujiwara

Photography - 28.5 x 18.8 x 2 cm

$1,073

Print, Vintage Port, Nobu Haihara

Vintage Port

Nobu Haihara

Print - 43.2 x 25.4 x 5.1 cm

$1,150

Painting, Paysage de Chine 1, Shuming Zheng

Paysage de Chine 1

Shuming Zheng

Painting - 45 x 35 x 1 cm

$791

Print, Play Love, VL.

Play Love

VL.

Print - 29 x 20 x 1 cm

$124

Painting, S/T, Luis Gordillo

S/T

Luis Gordillo

Painting - 30 x 21 x 2 cm

$3,557

Painting, Coquillages et Crustacés, Anmarie Léon

Coquillages et Crustacés

Anmarie Léon

Painting - 46 x 43 x 2 cm

$2,146

Photography, Rothko Chapel, Houston, Hervé Gloaguen

Rothko Chapel, Houston

Hervé Gloaguen

Photography - 40 x 50 cm

$2,033

Print, Burgers + Limousines, MC Blue Matter

Burgers + Limousines

MC Blue Matter

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.5 cm

$881

Painting, Commission for Melissa 50 lance, Marilyn Kalish

Commission for Melissa 50 lance

Marilyn Kalish

Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm

$315

Painting, Neon Pink, La Bendecida

Neon Pink

La Bendecida

Painting - 50 x 15.24 x 3 cm

$5,382

Photography, Right-eye Rita, Vesna Jovanovic

Right-eye Rita

Vesna Jovanovic

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.3 cm

$565

Fine Art Drawings, L’espace -Temps, Yao Bai

L’espace -Temps

Yao Bai

Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 37 x 1 cm

$1,412

Sculpture, Violinist I, Nairi Safaryan

Violinist I

Nairi Safaryan

Sculpture - 30.5 x 7.6 x 3.8 cm

$1,600

Print, City legends, Stanislav Lazarov

City legends

Stanislav Lazarov

Print - 25 x 50 x 2 cm

$102

Design, Tabacoff La lampe d'Aladin d'or  / Gold Aladin lamp, Boris Tabacoff

Tabacoff La lampe d'Aladin d'or / Gold Aladin lamp

Boris Tabacoff

Design - 30 x 15 x 4 cm

$10,728

Painting, Trees Fly, Fariba Rahnavard

Trees Fly

Fariba Rahnavard

Painting - 35 x 50 x 1 cm

$3,614

Print, Abstract Composition, Claude Clero

Abstract Composition

Claude Clero

Print - 25 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$361

Photography, A Modernista VI, Carolina Martinez

A Modernista VI

Carolina Martinez

Photography - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,129

Photography, Failles #01 Irlande, Tano SHIMI

Failles #01 Irlande

Tano SHIMI

Photography - 42 x 29.5 x 1 cm

$90

Painting, Kekli 1, Kekli

Kekli 1

Kekli

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm

$903

Painting, Untitled (Mountains), Omar Rayo

Untitled (Mountains)

Omar Rayo

Painting - 34.3 x 50.8 cm

$20,000

Print, Every Time They Tasted Something, Peter Chinovsky

Every Time They Tasted Something

Peter Chinovsky

Print - 50 x 50 cm

$327

Design, Sculpture Entrelacs, Sophie Théodose

Sculpture Entrelacs

Sophie Théodose

Design - 21 x 30 x 35 cm

$4,291

Painting, Nature Morte aux Sardines, Constantin Terechkovitch

Nature Morte aux Sardines

Constantin Terechkovitch

Painting - 39 x 47 x 0.5 cm

$926

Print, Pinocchio fait une pousse, Topolino

Pinocchio fait une pousse

Topolino

Print - 46 x 32.5 x 0.2 cm

$169

Print, El Mar del Mundo, Luisa Richter

El Mar del Mundo

Luisa Richter

Print - 42.75 x 50 cm

$3,800

Sculpture, Parisienne II, Françoise Abraham

Parisienne II

Françoise Abraham

Sculpture - 38 x 42 x 12 cm

$5,985

Fine Art Drawings, Windchill Valentine, Hal Mayforth

Windchill Valentine

Hal Mayforth

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm

$300

Photography, The Surface, Robertas Ursache

The Surface

Robertas Ursache

Photography - 40 x 40 cm

$124

Painting, Bouquet rose et la canne au pommeau d'argent, Jean Verdier

Bouquet rose et la canne au pommeau d'argent

Jean Verdier

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

$683

Painting, Campagne genevoise, Louis Rheiner

Campagne genevoise

Louis Rheiner

Painting - 30 x 22 x 0.3 cm

$1,251

Print, Dark Viscid (Buio Viscido), Ennio Pouchard

Dark Viscid (Buio Viscido)

Ennio Pouchard

Print - 48.7 x 32.8 x 0.2 cm

$384

Print, Tripartite Composition, Cesare Peverelli

Tripartite Composition

Cesare Peverelli

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm

$282

Print, Untitled, Giuseppe Zigaina

Untitled

Giuseppe Zigaina

Print - 23.8 x 33 x 0.2 cm

$271

Print, Huts, Pierre Boncompain

Huts

Pierre Boncompain

Print - 31 x 38.5 x 0.1 cm

$226

Photography, Lac des cygnes, Peter Zupnik

Lac des cygnes

Peter Zupnik

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm

$1,863

Painting, Hollywood series, Eamon Colman

Hollywood series

Eamon Colman

Painting - 30 x 30 x 5 cm

$2,710

Fine Art Drawings, Paysage, Patrick Lanneau

Paysage

Patrick Lanneau

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm

$282

Painting, Sans titre, Jeanne Lorioz

Sans titre

Jeanne Lorioz

Painting - 26 x 22 x 1 cm

$9,034

Painting, Niño de la Malvarrosa, Jose Manuel Merello

Niño de la Malvarrosa

Jose Manuel Merello

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,807

Design, Iris, Isabelle Hirtzig

Iris

Isabelle Hirtzig

Design - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$203

Painting, Flowers in the round vase, Elena Mardashova

Flowers in the round vase

Elena Mardashova

Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$791

Fine Art Drawings, The Crow, Helen Uter

The Crow

Helen Uter

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$565

Painting, Grid number 5, Paul Manwaring

Grid number 5

Paul Manwaring

Painting - 34.8 x 45 x 0.3 cm

$385

Painting, The surface, Linmay Komine

The surface

Linmay Komine

Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm

$3,589

Photography, Anisoptera, Elvira Carrasco

Anisoptera

Elvira Carrasco

Photography - 50 x 37 cm

$1,863

Photography, Manège, Alexis Duclos

Manège

Alexis Duclos

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$813

Painting, Movement 1, Sonja Kresojevic

Movement 1

Sonja Kresojevic

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm

$3,852

Painting, This Wallpaper is not Avaiable, Chiara Santoro

This Wallpaper is not Avaiable

Chiara Santoro

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm

$565

Print, Venus de Gainsbourg, Wawapod

Venus de Gainsbourg

Wawapod

Print - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm

$68

Painting, Bouquet de fleurs, Alice Rymowicz

Bouquet de fleurs

Alice Rymowicz

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.5 cm

$637

Sculpture, House, Petar Kras

House

Petar Kras

Sculpture - 42 x 27 x 11 cm

$4,461

Photography, Serie "Les sacrés" Sacré vent!, Anthony Godet

Serie "Les sacrés" Sacré vent!

Anthony Godet

Photography - 47 x 50 cm

$1,005

Sculpture, Horizontal erosion woman, Massimiliano Pelletti

Horizontal erosion woman

Massimiliano Pelletti

Sculpture - 34 x 30 x 32 cm

$20,327

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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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