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Langue nouvelle
Agnès Dubart
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$239
Ambiance de plage
Clothilde Lasserre
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$744
Nurse in love (sérigraphie)
Regine Kolle
Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,665
Hommage à Otto Freundlich III
Hans Steinbrenner
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$444
o.T.
Julia Schrader
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$610
Liseuses au bord de mer, from Estampes
Francois Desnoyer
Print - 46 x 35.9 cm Print - 18.125 x 14.125 inch
$695
Arbre 1956 Tree
Félix Billard
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,054
1986 Rhinocéros
Christophe Curien
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 inch
$1,104
BONNE FETE MAMAN Maternité 1959 Motherhood
P PESH
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,719
Bust of a Horse
Domenico Mazzone
Sculpture - 20 x 37 x 12 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 14.6 x 4.7 inch
$8,436
Portrait du peintre Sen Shombit
Alain Bonnefoit
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.3 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.5 x 0.1 inch
$361 $307
Dreux
Joël Fougman
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$333
Ours au poisson
Jean-Michel Chesné
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 inch
$943
Richard Wright, Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii
Jacques Boumendil
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$721
Nicolas de Staël dans son atelier
Denise Colomb
Photography - 30.8 x 38 cm Photography - 12.1 x 15 inch
$1,776
Elephant Louis Vuitton Blue and Orange
Art Kristin
Sculpture - 23 x 26 x 11 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 10.2 x 4.3 inch
$1,332
Summer landscape
Sandra Sélince Dubosq
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$3,330
ACT, Madonnas cycle, black
Malina Wieczorek
Painting - 50 x 50 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$3,996
Models - Body Kun (Two Types of Bodies)
Johannes Sivertsen
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$2,220
Untitled- 8
Nabibakhsh Mansoori
Painting - 21.59 x 27.94 x 2 cm Painting - 8.5 x 11 x 0.8 inch
$1,017
Touch my shadaow
Frédéric Vangeebergen
Fine Art Drawings - 38.5 x 28.5 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.2 x 11.2 x 0 inch
$555
Au fond de la rue principale de Valeyre
Eric Demelis
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$666
Personnages de manga n°1
Akemi Takada
Painting - 39 x 26.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.4 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch
$914
The Tree
Pierre Segogne
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 30.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$388
El Bien contra el Mal / Ceramics Mexican Folk Art Clay
Enedina Vasquez Cruz
Sculpture - 49 x 47 x 34 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 18.5 x 13.4 inch
$3,000
Rome from the Victoriano
Kenny Harris
Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 6.4 cm Painting - 9 x 12 x 2.5 inch
$2,000
Big ban intimate phenomena lamp
Gio Tirotto
Design - 37 x 35 x 44 cm Design - 14.6 x 13.8 x 17.3 inch
$5,328
Night Car (Near Sphere)
Eliot Greenwald
Painting - 43.2 x 41.9 x 2 cm Painting - 17 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
$7,998
Flowers Red
Emma Donaldson
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$55
Vidas - Aletas
Angela Castro (Fenix)
Sculpture - 39 x 39 x 5 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 15.4 x 2 inch
$2,775
Bleu gris
Jacques Yankel
Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 32 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 12.6 x 2 inch
$3,219
Bicycle, Painting, Oil on Paper
Jan Willem Versteeg
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$439
Brighton Wave No.1
Christopher A. Jackson
Painting - 33 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,720
Les invisibles, La Plage, Calais
Aglaé Bory
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$777
Quinze
Emeline Piot
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$3,885
François Mitterrand à Solutré
Patrick Artinian
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$777
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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…