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!
Dominique Appia
Défense d'afficher
Dominique Appia
Painting - 65 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,009
Le génie de la liberté IV
Dominique Appia
Print - 55 x 40 x 0.2 cm Print - 21.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$279
Barthélémy Grossmann
Big Chief
Barthélémy Grossmann
Painting - 200 x 260 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 102.4 x 0.8 inch
$25,674
Indian Chief
Barthélémy Grossmann
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$6,508
My own road...
Barthélémy Grossmann
Painting - 116 x 178 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 70.1 x 0.8 inch
$15,293
Indian chief
Barthélémy Grossmann
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$8,578
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
$1,487
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
$915
Jeune femme posant nue
André Julien Prina
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$949
Maisons, Pont d'Arve
André Julien Prina
Painting - 81 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$1,830
Immeuble et toits de ville
André Julien Prina
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$1,029
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
$1,087
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
$618
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
$1,258
Composition aux outils
John Reitz
Painting - 45 x 45 x 0.4 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,018
Composition géométrique
John Reitz
Painting - 31.5 x 38.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.4 x 15.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,373
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
Walter Mafli
Place du marché et terrasse
Walter Mafli
Painting - 24 x 33 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13 x 0.2 inch
$904
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
$2,722
Composition abstraite
Walter Mafli
Painting - 69.5 x 49.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.4 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,402
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
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
$881
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
$663
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
$629
Terbasse 1, Genève
Alexis Louis Roche
Painting - 38 x 46.5 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.3 x 0.8 inch
$698
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
$606
Chemin sous-bois
Alexis Louis Roche
Painting - 33.5 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13.2 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
$606
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
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
$1,228
Creative force
Christiane Tabord Deillon
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,014
Cogumelo
Dominika Switala
Balanced horizons
Dominika Switala
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,009