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!
Barthélémy Grossmann
Big Chief
Barthélémy Grossmann
Painting - 200 x 260 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 102.4 x 0.8 inch
$25,804
My own road...
Barthélémy Grossmann
Painting - 116 x 178 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 70.1 x 0.8 inch
$15,370
Indian chief
Barthélémy Grossmann
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$8,619
André Julien Prina
Portrait de femme devant un paysage marin
André Julien Prina
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,494
Jeune femme assise au collier de perles
André Julien Prina
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$919
Jeune femme posant nue
André Julien Prina
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$954
Immeuble et toits de ville
André Julien Prina
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$1,034
Voiliers sur le lac
André Julien Prina
Painting - 30 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,092
John Reitz
Dames en conversation
John Reitz
Painting - 36.5 x 29 x 0.3 cm Painting - 14.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$621
Composition aux machines et outils
John Reitz
Painting - 31.5 x 41.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.4 x 16.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,264
Composition géométrique
John Reitz
Painting - 31.5 x 38.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.4 x 15.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,379
Balade avec chien à Carouge
John Reitz
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Albert Chavaz
Portrait de femme au foulard valaisan
Albert Chavaz
Painting - 44.7 x 37 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.6 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,264
La Nièce Véronique de Savièse, Valais
Albert Chavaz
Painting - 41 x 32 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,252
Valaisan au Verre de vin
Albert Chavaz
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 21.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,103
Portrait de dame
Albert Chavaz
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
$908
Femme assise et souriante
Albert Chavaz
Painting - 24 x 17.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 6.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,034
Jeune fille au rouge à lèvres
Albert Chavaz
Painting - 33 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Bouquet de pensées
Albert Chavaz
Painting - 33.5 x 25.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.2 x 10 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Walter Mafli
Abstrait pailleté
Walter Mafli
Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 87 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 34.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,735
Composition abstraite
Walter Mafli
Painting - 69.5 x 49.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.4 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,413
Au bord du lac, Portalban
Walter Mafli
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Paysage de montagne et mazots
Walter Mafli
Painting - 41 x 49.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 19.5 x 0.2 inch
Sold
Maison en Provence
Walter Mafli
Painting - 33.5 x 40.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.2 x 15.9 x 0.2 inch
Sold
Barques en bord de plage
Walter Mafli
Painting - 17 x 21.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 6.7 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Alexis Louis Roche
Bouquet printanier en carafe
Alexis Louis Roche
Painting - 45.7 x 55 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18 x 21.7 x 0.2 inch
$667
Au bord du Rhône, près de Genève
Alexis Louis Roche
Painting - 50 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch
$885
Bouquet dans son vase
Alexis Louis Roche
Painting - 46 x 37.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 14.8 x 0.1 inch
$667
Portrait de jeune femme, coiffure des années 20
Alexis Louis Roche
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$632
Bouquet de fleurs, tulipes, lilas et pivoines
Alexis Louis Roche
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$609
Chemin sous-bois
Alexis Louis Roche
Painting - 33.5 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13.2 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
$609
Nature morte au perroquet
Alexis Louis Roche
Painting - 65 x 76 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch
Sold
Georgik
Adrian Falkner
Victoria Shani
Christiane Tabord Deillon
Between land and water
Christiane Tabord Deillon
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,234
Creative force
Christiane Tabord Deillon
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,029