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!
Anna Gigon
Pinar Civan
Midnight Summer Dream
Pinar Civan
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,213
Raise up on your toes and dance
Pinar Civan
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,213
Whispered to the river
Pinar Civan
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
£1,348
Racing with the Butterflies
Pinar Civan
Painting - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
£2,202
Herbert Theurillat
Carrefour de Rive un jour de pluie, Genève
Herbert Theurillat
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
£907
Nature morte aux poires
Herbert Theurillat
Painting - 24 x 29 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch
£463
Vue sur les hauteurs d'un village
Herbert Theurillat
Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
£463
Charrette et tonneau dans la grange
Herbert Theurillat
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
£666
Petit verre au fleurs
Herbert Theurillat
Painting - 27 x 32.5 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 12.8 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Nature morte à l'ail, oignon et poireaux
Herbert Theurillat
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Alexandre Rochat
Bouquet de fleurs et vase en verre
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
£555
L'Usine à Châtelaine
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£611
Nature morte à la pipe et aux fruits
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 33 x 36 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 14.2 x 0.8 inch
£592
Banc au bord de l'eau
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 38 x 46.5 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.3 x 0.8 inch
£555
Barques dans la rade de Genève
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 50 x 61.5 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24.2 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Nature morte aux pommes et poires
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 15.5 x 23 x 0.5 cm Painting - 6.1 x 9.1 x 0.2 inch
Sold
Urs Lüthi
Frédéric Schmied
Étude de portrait
Frédéric Schmied
Painting - 29.5 x 22.6 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.6 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch
£601
Vue sur le Môle et le Mont-Blanc
Frédéric Schmied
Fine Art Drawings - 46.5 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.3 x 24 x 0.1 inch
£805
Le Castel à Edimbourg
Frédéric Schmied
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 36.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 14.3 x 0.1 inch
£648
Bataille
Frédéric Schmied
Fine Art Drawings - 42.2 x 25.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.6 x 10.1 x 0.1 inch
£527
Cheval
Frédéric Schmied
Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.9 x 13 x 0.1 inch
£509
Au Bout-du-Monde, Genève
Frédéric Schmied
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 33.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 13.1 x 0.1 inch
£722
Paysage au bord du Rhône
Frédéric Schmied
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 45 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
£722
Colisée, Rome
Frédéric Schmied
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
£712
Paul Mathey
Composition de Notre Dame
Paul Mathey
Painting - 29 x 41 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
£648
Nature morte aux pensées
Paul Mathey
Painting - 50.5 x 61.5 x 2 cm Painting - 19.9 x 24.2 x 0.8 inch
£1,008
L'Oiseau des Îles et les fleurs
Paul Mathey
Painting - 28.5 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 11.2 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
£740
Paysage de campagne genevoise
Paul Mathey
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,563
Anahit Gyurjyan
Blue With Collage
Anahit Gyurjyan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
£1,078
Wio Karstens
Constructions 01_02_2023
Wio Karstens
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch
£2,336
Geometry vs colors 03_02_2023
Wio Karstens
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,932
Constructions 02_02_2023
Wio Karstens
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch
£2,336
Geometry vs colors 04_02_2023
Wio Karstens
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,932
Geometry vs colors 02_02_2023
Wio Karstens
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,932
Nataliia Salamatova
Games of Imagination
Nataliia Salamatova
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
£4,403
Above the clouds
Nataliia Salamatova
Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
£5,841
Victories and defeats
Nataliia Salamatova
Painting - 58 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 22.8 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
£7,189
KAK
Christine Staehelin
Still life with leash
Christine Staehelin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
£1,033
Still life with two plants
Christine Staehelin
Painting - 30.5 x 23 x 3 cm Painting - 12 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch
£988
Wheat fields II
Christine Staehelin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
£1,033
Cabin in the woods
Christine Staehelin
Painting - 55.75 x 101.5 x 3 cm Painting - 21.9 x 40 x 1.2 inch
£2,786