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Painting, Nupcial Nocturna, Valepintaart

Nupcial Nocturna

Valepintaart

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm

$1,299

Painting, Remontando Cometas, Patricia Bauzá

Remontando Cometas

Patricia Bauzá

Painting - 50 x 35 x 3 cm

$1,073

Painting, King me, Sasha Court

King me

Sasha Court

Painting - 23 x 31 x 3 cm

$734

Fine Art Drawings, Alpha Female, Ian Leventhal

Alpha Female

Ian Leventhal

Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

$1,350

Design, Crocemartello black and gold, Giulio Iacchetti

Crocemartello black and gold

Giulio Iacchetti

Design - 50 x 16 x 3.5 cm

$1,807

Fine Art Drawings, Venise 1, Nadéra Benmansour

Venise 1

Nadéra Benmansour

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm

$271

Painting, Radiance, Cris Lifonzo

Radiance

Cris Lifonzo

Painting - 29 x 39.5 cm

$565

Painting, A piece of Mother Earth #2, Charlotte Orel

A piece of Mother Earth #2

Charlotte Orel

Painting - 39 x 39 x 1.5 cm

$322

Print, Bahia 23 photo 02, Isa Oliveira

Bahia 23 photo 02

Isa Oliveira

Print - 30 x 45 x 1 cm

$621

Photography, Arcana 06, Monika Bravo

Arcana 06

Monika Bravo

Photography - 33 x 48.3 x 0.3 cm

$3,333

Painting, Pillar of light, Chisen

Pillar of light

Chisen

Painting - 41 x 32 x 3 cm

$1,863

Print, Mermaids 1, Enric Rota

Mermaids 1

Enric Rota

Print - 30 x 21 cm

$678

Print, Sans-titre, Per Kirkeby

Sans-titre

Per Kirkeby

Print - 28.8 x 22 cm

$508

Fine Art Drawings, Hockey Girl, Guillaume Cavalier

Hockey Girl

Guillaume Cavalier

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm

$950

Fine Art Drawings, Etude de "La bataille de Näfels", Henri Fehr

Etude de "La bataille de Näfels"

Henri Fehr

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 44 x 0.2 cm

$637

Fine Art Drawings, Remember, Rosemary Achata

Remember

Rosemary Achata

Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 25 cm

$282

Photography, Movement 26, Kalliope Amorphous

Movement 26

Kalliope Amorphous

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 cm

$3,500

Painting, Colors of Nature's Palette, Maya Green

Colors of Nature's Palette

Maya Green

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2.5 cm

$2,400

Painting, One seed for peace, Devimes

One seed for peace

Devimes

Painting - 44 x 44 x 2 cm

$621

Print, Needles Morning Magic, Dawn Daisley

Needles Morning Magic

Dawn Daisley

Print - 25.5 x 25.5 x 0.3 cm

$678

Sculpture, Dissected Man, Rick Wolfryd

Dissected Man

Rick Wolfryd

Sculpture - 37 x 16 x 10 cm

$1,073

Painting, De l´eau fraîche, Ana Maria Dias

De l´eau fraîche

Ana Maria Dias

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,581

Painting, Heritage Hues, Nytia Jenkins

Heritage Hues

Nytia Jenkins

Painting - 30.48 x 22.86 x 2 cm

$1,468

Painting, Le dernier venu, Marc Giai-Miniet

Le dernier venu

Marc Giai-Miniet

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$960

Painting, Threads of Light, Myla Gonzales

Threads of Light

Myla Gonzales

Painting - 35.56 x 27.9 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Crack, Lauraundlupus

Crack

Lauraundlupus

Painting - 21 x 29 x 3 cm

$1,129

Painting, Amour II, Xiaoyang Galas

Amour II

Xiaoyang Galas

Painting - 35.1 x 35.1 x 2 cm

$1,130

Photography, Untitled, Ebuka Michael

Untitled

Ebuka Michael

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$909

Painting, Détente bord de mer, Sylvie Eudes

Détente bord de mer

Sylvie Eudes

Painting - 40 x 40 x 5 cm

$1,807

Painting, Untitled 1, Layla Dagher

Untitled 1

Layla Dagher

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$500

Photography, Fulton, Dominique Jullien

Fulton

Dominique Jullien

Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm

$508

Print, Sans titre, François Boirond

Sans titre

François Boirond

Print - 50 x 40 cm

$584

Fine Art Drawings, 3.3M, 1000 Reverse right - Watermelon grand, Rodrigo Spinel

3.3M, 1000 Reverse right - Watermelon grand

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 15 x 0.3 cm

$1,500

Painting, Clint Eastwood Fuel, Otist

Clint Eastwood Fuel

Otist

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm

$678

Painting, Peintre et jardinier en plein travail, Jean Jacques Boimond

Peintre et jardinier en plein travail

Jean Jacques Boimond

Painting - 37 x 18 x 0.5 cm

$753

Painting, A man in a bar, Dominique Dève

A man in a bar

Dominique Dève

Painting - 42 x 29 cm

$282

Painting, Dua Lipa Portrait, Annabell Mozer

Dua Lipa Portrait

Annabell Mozer

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 3 cm

$2,993

Painting, Ballet dancer at rest - Ballerina painting + baroque frame, Domenico Ronca

Ballet dancer at rest - Ballerina painting + baroque frame

Domenico Ronca

Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm

$339

Painting, Manifesto Bananero, Jean-François Boclé

Manifesto Bananero

Jean-François Boclé

Painting - 24 x 32 x 1 cm

$3,025

Fine Art Drawings, Manifesto Bananero, Jean-François Boclé

Manifesto Bananero

Jean-François Boclé

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 1 cm

$3,025

Photography, Yves Saint Laurent, essayage avec Victoire, préparation de sa 1ère collection, Pierre Boulat

Yves Saint Laurent, essayage avec Victoire, préparation de sa 1ère collection

Pierre Boulat

Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.2 cm

$678

Sculpture, Goddess Circe. Amphora, Paloma Castello

Goddess Circe. Amphora

Paloma Castello

Sculpture - 50 x 34.3 x 34.3 cm

$1,600

Painting, Zornitsa, Eva Dimitrova

Zornitsa

Eva Dimitrova

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Variation 8, Kaouteur Souibgui

Variation 8

Kaouteur Souibgui

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$791

Painting, Women I, Harvey McMillan

Women I

Harvey McMillan

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$565

Sculpture, Red flowers, cObo

Red flowers

cObo

Sculpture - 33 x 23 x 2 cm

$621

Photography, Last London Bus, Bert Hardy

Last London Bus

Bert Hardy

Photography - 31 x 41 x 0.01 cm

$1,242

Painting, Village de pêcheurs, Jean-Pierre Douchez

Village de pêcheurs

Jean-Pierre Douchez

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$706

Painting, Night Pleasure, Kamsar Ohanyan

Night Pleasure

Kamsar Ohanyan

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm

$621

Fine Art Drawings, Edith, Gaelle Beyaert

Edith

Gaelle Beyaert

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$632

Painting, Oliver Hartt, Ramonn Vieitez

Oliver Hartt

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting - 39.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm

$2,000

Photography, United for Hope, Sylvia Fournier

United for Hope

Sylvia Fournier

Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm

$361

Print, Nina de Mesitas, Stinkfish

Nina de Mesitas

Stinkfish

Print - 50 x 40 x 1 cm

$541

Painting, Maci (Teddy Bear), Szabolcs Bozó

Maci (Teddy Bear)

Szabolcs Bozó

Painting - 40.64 x 38.1 x 2 cm

$55,000

Painting, La pierre et le vent, Thalia Dalecky

La pierre et le vent

Thalia Dalecky

Painting - 20 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,107

Sculpture, Pro Thèse, Anne Millot

Pro Thèse

Anne Millot

Sculpture - 27 x 13 x 17 cm

$1,694

Painting, Luminaries-2, Palirina

Luminaries-2

Palirina

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.6 cm

$335

Sculpture, Tenue de Soirée, Patricia Grangier

Tenue de Soirée

Patricia Grangier

Sculpture - 50 x 5 x 5 cm

$3,953

Painting, Untitled, Opoil

Untitled

Opoil

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

$339

Painting, Untitled, Craig Kucia

Untitled

Craig Kucia

Painting - 29.8 x 21.6 x 2 cm

$12,500

Photography, Mur 001, Sophie Bassouls

Mur 001

Sophie Bassouls

Photography - 33 x 48 x 1 cm

$847

Sculpture, Mario Fuck, FMZ Fred Morgan

Mario Fuck

FMZ Fred Morgan

Sculpture - 33 x 20 x 12 cm

$1,016

Painting, Drisme-5, Aero 82

Drisme-5

Aero 82

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm

$834

Painting, Alchimie 13 (1), Céline Weber

Alchimie 13 (1)

Céline Weber

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$407

Painting, Rouleaux bleus et verts n°12 - Paysage marin et tumulte de la mer, Marie-Joëlle Cédat

Rouleaux bleus et verts n°12 - Paysage marin et tumulte de la mer

Marie-Joëlle Cédat

Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm

$644

Sculpture, In Case of Injustice Molotov, Aspencrow

In Case of Injustice Molotov

Aspencrow

Sculpture - 36 x 25.5 x 11 cm

$1,468

Print, El resplandor [The shining], Gloria Matarazzo

El resplandor [The shining]

Gloria Matarazzo

Print - 20 x 30 x 0.5 cm

$547

Painting, La fille aux seins, Volt

La fille aux seins

Volt

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm

$147 $125

Painting, Canari dans un intérieur, Toshio Bando

Canari dans un intérieur

Toshio Bando

Painting - 33 x 24 x 5 cm

$2,823

Painting, Amalfi flowery road - Italian painting + frame, Vincenzo Somma

Amalfi flowery road - Italian painting + frame

Vincenzo Somma

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm

$548

Print, And we shall..a tribute to the Combat Paper Project, Verena Schwarz

And we shall..a tribute to the Combat Paper Project

Verena Schwarz

Print - 42 x 33 x 0.3 cm

$565 $536

Painting, Drawing For Sewing, Kyung-Sup Byun

Drawing For Sewing

Kyung-Sup Byun

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$3,049

Print, Saison bleue, Chu Teh-Chun

Saison bleue

Chu Teh-Chun

Print - 44.5 x 34.5 cm

$2,710

Painting, Orchidia-Queen of the Night, Kohlene Hendrickson

Orchidia-Queen of the Night

Kohlene Hendrickson

Painting - 40 x 30 x 5 cm

$1,920

Fine Art Drawings, Dans la plaine, les baladins…, Bruno Montpied

Dans la plaine, les baladins…

Bruno Montpied

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$565

Sculpture, Fuchsia Radiance, Shawn Kolodny

Fuchsia Radiance

Shawn Kolodny

Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 15.2 cm

$2,950

Sculpture, Aureus, Séverine Duparcq

Aureus

Séverine Duparcq

Sculpture - 29.5 x 43 x 17 cm

$5,647

Print, Liberty Leading People by Basquiat, Noah Goldberg

Liberty Leading People by Basquiat

Noah Goldberg

Print - 40.6 x 40.6 x 0.25 cm

$145

Fine Art Drawings, Chute, Julián Fourcade

Chute

Julián Fourcade

Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 36 cm

$215

Design, Unity Blooming Bear - Small, Blooming Bears

Unity Blooming Bear - Small

Blooming Bears

Design - 32 x 18 x 12 cm

$2,625

Fine Art Drawings, Les jardins de Fontainebleau, Cyril Destrade

Les jardins de Fontainebleau

Cyril Destrade

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 33 cm

$678

Painting, La Sainte-Victoire, Sébastien Arcouet

La Sainte-Victoire

Sébastien Arcouet

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

$711

Sculpture, Lump N4, Mehnoush Modonpour

Lump N4

Mehnoush Modonpour

Sculpture - 30 x 23 x 15 cm

$1,016

Fine Art Drawings, Métamorphose, Juliette Wegrzyk

Métamorphose

Juliette Wegrzyk

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm

$1,468

Sculpture, Lovely No1, Séverine Bugna

Lovely No1

Séverine Bugna

Sculpture - 28 x 30 x 10 cm

$1,242

Painting, Photo de famille 56, Maxime Frairot

Photo de famille 56

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

$339

Print, C'est déjà si loin, Atsuko Ishii

C'est déjà si loin

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm

$147

Sculpture, Girl loves bomb, OneFake

Girl loves bomb

OneFake

Sculpture - 35 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm

Sold

Print, Le Petit Prince revisite Basquiat, Sokar

Le Petit Prince revisite Basquiat

Sokar

Print - 32 x 45 x 0.5 cm

$395

Painting, Mano Veil 003, Giacomo Tuand

Mano Veil 003

Giacomo Tuand

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3 cm

$4,461

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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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