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!
M.Chat
Gina Vor
Angelo Garbo
Christophe Hohler
Portrait 2
Christophe Hohler
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch
$2,213
lithographie originale "Il se passe quelque chose dans le ciel"
Christophe Hohler
Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch
$819
Joëlle Cabanne
Paysage recomposé n°4
Joëlle Cabanne
Photography - 32.5 x 24 x 3 cm Photography - 12.8 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,770
Franz Roth
Das Zimmer im zweiten Stock / La chambre au deuxième étage
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$719
Das versteckte Paradis / Le paradis caché
Franz Roth
Painting - 60 x 80 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$719
Der Alptraum / Le cauchemar
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$642
Der Schauspieler / L'acteur
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$719
Der Toro / Le Toro
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$719
Achtung! / Attention!
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$719
La corrida / La corrida
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$642
Dasha Pogodina
While waiting call for dinner
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
$1,217
It’s time for walking, mom
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
$996
Sister, do you remember sea?
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$1,549
Look at this beauty, honey
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
$1,438
Ukrainian Christmas
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 125 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,158
David Renggli
Desire Painting (Alamy / Venice)
David Renggli
Painting - 114.5 x 87.5 x 6 cm Painting - 45.1 x 34.4 x 2.4 inch
$17,150
Relation of wishing and paying
David Renggli
Painting - 118.5 x 93.5 x 4 cm Painting - 46.7 x 36.8 x 1.6 inch
$14,052
Benoît Singy
De la griffe et de l’ether 03
Benoît Singy
Painting - 213 x 69 cm Painting - 83.9 x 27.2 inch
$1,770
De la griffe et de l’ether 02
Benoît Singy
Painting - 213 x 69 cm Painting - 83.9 x 27.2 inch
$1,770
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
$1,804
Paysage à la Belotte, Genève, Lac Léman
René Guinand
Painting - 62 x 81.5 x 2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 32.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,210
Portrait de Wien
René Guinand
Painting - 41.5 x 34 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.3 x 13.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,050
Kseniia Redina
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
$1,119