Swiss artists
For a small country, Switzerland has produced many talented artists known throughout the world and who have truly marked the history of art. Here are a few of them ...
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, was a Swiss artist who belonged to the Dada movement, an intellectual, literary and artistic movement that was created in Zurich around 1916 and aimed to challenge ideological, aesthetic and political conventions. Meret Oppenhiemer worked in the context of the Surrealist movement, creating many surrealist objects, including Le Déjeuner en Fourrure, a cup, saucer and a spoon covered with fur. There is also Alberto Giacometti, an important sculptor of the 20th century known for his elongated cast bronze figures. In 2010, his work The Man Who Walks I (1960) becomes the most expensive sculpture in the world when it was sold for $ 92.5 million by Sotheby's. Jean Tinguely is also a sculptor but he approaches the medium very differently. The artist's main interest was the relationship between art and mechanics, which lead him to create artworks animated by motors. Tinguely creates sculptures that can draw by themselves, which he calls the Meta-Matics.
Today the contemporary Swiss art scene is just as interesting as it was in the past. Indeed, to emphasise the importance of the growing contemporary art scene in Switzerland, Art Paris Art Fair has elected the country as the "guest of honour" for its 2018 edition.
On Artsper you'll find many contemporary Swiss artists. There is the famous Mr. Chat, dreamed up by the artist Thoma Vuille. It is the all too recognisable smiling yellow cat which first appeared first on inaccessible walls in French city but can now be found on canvas and even in the form of sculptures. You'll also discover Roman Signer, who works in various mediums, but who became best known for his performances with an often a humorous tone that he captures through video or photography. In this selection you'll find many more Swiss contemporary artists that you absolutely need to know!
Marcus Egli
Meret Oppenheim
René Guinand
Fête en vieille ville, Genève
René Guinand
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,805
Portrait de Wien
René Guinand
Painting - 41.5 x 34 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.3 x 13.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,051
Un jardin à la Queue d'Arve
René Guinand
Painting - 53 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,085
Albert Jakob Welti
Paysage campagnard
Albert Jakob Welti
Painting - 40.5 x 32 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.9 x 12.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,120
Louis Soutter
Et il fut revêtu de pourpre
Louis Soutter
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 7.1 inch
Sold
Kseniia Redina
Jean Jacques Boimond
Peintre et jardinier en plein travail
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 37 x 18 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14.6 x 7.1 x 0.2 inch
$743
Paysage de Moneuse
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 24 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
$606
Triangle du Tacul
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 34 x 24.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13.4 x 9.6 x 0.8 inch
$857
Aiguille du plan, Dent de Requin à Chamonix n°1
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 33 x 41.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.3 x 0.8 inch
$800
L'Aiguille du Midi
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 71.5 x 49 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.1 x 19.3 x 0.2 inch
$800
Composition abstrait
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 64 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$823
Charles Weber
Zdenka Palkovic
Désertique
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,776
Japanese Landscape
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 62 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,776