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!
Charles Weber
Jean Tinguely
Fontaine Joe Syffert from Eight by Eight
Jean Tinguely
Print - 105 x 73 x 0.1 cm Print - 41.3 x 28.7 x 0 inch
€2,080
Daniel Göttin
015 Nr. 1, 2018 (Abstract painting)
Daniel Göttin
Painting - 24 x 18 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 inch
€1,397
BP18, BORINGCAPITALIST (Abstract painting)
Daniel Göttin
Painting - 42 x 29.7 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 inch
€3,158
022 o.T. (Abstract painting)
Daniel Göttin
Painting - 30.2 x 20.3 cm Painting - 11.9 x 8 inch
€1,397
016 Nr. 2, 2018 (Abstract painting)
Daniel Göttin
Painting - 24 x 18 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 inch
€1,397
Kseniia Redina
Big Easter Egg
Kseniia Redina
Sculpture - 14 x 13 x 12 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 5.1 x 4.7 inch
€500 €250
Big Easter Egg 2
Kseniia Redina
Sculpture - 14 x 13 x 12 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 5.1 x 4.7 inch
€500 €250
Jean-Claude Mathier
Parcelles de vigne
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,152
Etre dans le bleu
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,344
Chapelle de Mario Botta
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,344
Islande sauvage 2
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€790
Marais salants
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 80 x 200 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,601
Langage des mains 2
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 70 x 105 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,046
Huelva 1
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€790
Islande 1
Jean-Claude Mathier
Photography - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,152
Vik Schroeder
Set of 2 Wall Sculpture. Diptych. Collage on canvas, Monochrome black - white.
Vik Schroeder
Sculpture - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€4,500
Mount Fuji welcomes Spring.
Vik Schroeder
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€1,000
Water and sky dancing
Vik Schroeder
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Watkins Glen State Park in New York City. Impasto impressionism painting.
Vik Schroeder
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Olivier Furter
Face II
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€1,300
Topographie Humaine II
Olivier Furter
Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
Mensch III
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€1,200
Runway I
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 63 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 24.8 x 0 inch
€1,200
Red Mountain
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
€1,600
Zimmer I
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€1,200
Melinda Infante
Grises @melindainfantes infante.ch
Melinda Infante
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€900
Henri Fehr
Etude de "La bataille de Näfels"
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 44 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
€587
Portrait de jeune fille
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
€960
Danceuse
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.3 x 0 inch
€534
Étude d'homme au chapeau
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
€747
Jeune femme
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
€640
Attablée au bar
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€640
Nature morte au vase de roses et jeu de cartes
Henri Fehr
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€886
Eliška Bartek
Ohne Titel - aus der Serie: Und Abends blüht die Moldau
Eliška Bartek
Photography - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Ohne Titel - aus der Serie: Und Abends blüht die Moldau
Eliška Bartek
Photography - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Ohne Titel - aus der Serie: Und Abends blüht die Moldau
Eliška Bartek
Photography - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Ohne Titel - aus der Serie: Und Abends blüht die Moldau
Eliška Bartek
Photography - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Ohne Titel - aus der Serie: Und Abends blüht die Moldau
Eliška Bartek
Photography - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Ohne Titel - aus der Serie: Und Abends blüht die Moldau
Eliška Bartek
Photography - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Ohne Titel - aus der Serie: Und Abends blüht die Moldau
Eliška Bartek
Photography - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Untitled (5). From series: Secret Photography - Cliché Verre and Photograms
Eliška Bartek
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€2,300