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!
Juliette Susar
Iris - tryptique
Juliette Susar
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 210 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 82.7 inch
€3,201
Berthe Du Bois-Favre
Paysage lac et montagne visage
Berthe Du Bois-Favre
Painting - 47 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 18.5 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
€982
Paul Delapoterie
Barques et voiliers à la Belotte, lac Léman Genève
Paul Delapoterie
Painting - 46 x 61.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24.2 x 0.2 inch
€640
Armand Cacheux
Bord de mer et voilier
Armand Cacheux
Painting - 54 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,003
Retour de baignade à la plage
Armand Cacheux
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
€918
Nature morte vase en faïence
Armand Cacheux
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
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Joseph Mégard
Ferme et marais au pied du Salève
Joseph Mégard
Painting - 61 x 43 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 16.9 x 0.8 inch
€928
Arthur Aeschbacher
Plume d'en bas
Arthur Aeschbacher
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch
€4,300
Pharmacie Van Lier Namur
Arthur Aeschbacher
Design - 34 x 29 x 1 cm Design - 13.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
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Jules Gaillepand
Portrait de Melle Bachelard
Jules Gaillepand
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 32 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 12.6 x 0.2 inch
€534
Les blés de Puplinge, Genève
Jules Gaillepand
Painting - 42 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€608
La baigneuse inquiète
Jules Gaillepand
Painting - 40 x 43 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 16.9 x 0.8 inch
€640
Jeune femme en nuisette étendue sur le lit
Jules Gaillepand
Painting - 56 x 69 x 2 cm Painting - 22 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch
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L'hiver à la Roche-sur-Foron
Jules Gaillepand
Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
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Dominique Appia
Défense d'afficher
Dominique Appia
Painting - 65 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
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
€250
Barthélémy Grossmann
Big Chief
Barthélémy Grossmann
Painting - 200 x 260 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 102.4 x 0.8 inch
€23,000
Indian Chief
Barthélémy Grossmann
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€5,830
My own road...
Barthélémy Grossmann
Painting - 116 x 178 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 70.1 x 0.8 inch
€13,700
André Julien Prina
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
€854
Jeune femme posant nue
André Julien Prina
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€886
Maisons, Pont d'Arve
André Julien Prina
Painting - 81 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€1,707
Immeuble et toits de ville
André Julien Prina
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
€960
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
€1,014
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
€576
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
€1,174
Composition aux outils
John Reitz
Painting - 45 x 45 x 0.4 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
€950
Composition géométrique
John Reitz
Painting - 31.5 x 38.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.4 x 15.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,280
Balade avec chien à Carouge
John Reitz
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
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