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!
Aimé Moret
Allégorie sur Liszt lors de son séjour à Genève
Aimé Moret
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
€1,334
Autoportrait peint par lui-même
Aimé Moret
Painting - 41 x 33.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13.2 x 0.2 inch
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Jorg Himmen
Victor Schütz
Joseph Mittey
Coucher de soleil à Coutainville, France
Joseph Mittey
Painting - 16 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 6.3 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
€694
Paysage au coucher de soleil
Joseph Mittey
Painting - 22 x 33.5 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch
€801
Jean-Pierre Guillermet
L'enfant à la toque
Jean-Pierre Guillermet
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Alois Wittlin
Personnage assis " Gong Hill Frontière du Tanganyika - Kenya"
Alois Wittlin
Painting - 65 x 53.7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.1 x 0.2 inch
€1,014
L'appel à la récréation au pensionnat
Alois Wittlin
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€854
Au bon marché, Fontvieille, Sainte Marie de la Mer
Alois Wittlin
Painting - 73 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€726
Edouard Arthur
Assiette de poissons
Edouard Arthur
Painting - 33.5 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€811
Nature morte au lierre
Edouard Arthur
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
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Thierry Vernet
Arthur Morard
René Martin
Paysage d'automne et vue sur le lac
René Martin
Painting - 51 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€672
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
€694
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
€747
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
€608
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
€587
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
€833
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
€833
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
€822
Albert Sautère
Jeune fille et sa poupée de chiffon
Albert Sautère
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
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