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!
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Roger Humbert
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2148 31.05.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€1,800
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2764 01.10.2013
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€1,800
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_2699 01.10.2013
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€1,800
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1429 15.12.2011
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_4124 29.10.2008
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1498 16.12.2011
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IMG_1772 16.02.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Série: photographie concrète numérique - IIMG_1960 20.04.2012
Roger Humbert
Photography - 30 x 24 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 inch
€2,300
Claude Voutat
Eva Aeppli
Jean-Claude Bossel
Cantor's Numbers #877
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 160 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€56,328
Cercles I / XII
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
€49,816
Via Crucis II
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
€27,961
Cercles I / VII
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€46,593
Cantor's Numbers #875
Jean-Claude Bossel
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€26,442
Evelyne Puech
Lison Favarger
Découverte d'une fresque dans une chapelle
Lison Favarger
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€3,383
Composition
Lison Favarger
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 34 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch
€960
Henry Meylan
Le portrait familial
Henry Meylan
Painting - 84 x 112 x 2 cm Painting - 33.1 x 44.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,366
Jeune femme à la lecture
Henry Meylan
Painting - 64.5 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 25.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€854
Jeune espagnol à la mantille et éventail
Henry Meylan
Painting - 92 x 65 x 0.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch
€928
Peintre à son chevalet peignant femme et enfant
Henry Meylan
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,046
Bébé assis dans son couffin
Henry Meylan
Painting - 40 x 33.5 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch
€854
Bataille de Marginan en 1515
Henry Meylan
Painting - 38 x 39 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 15.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,035
A côté du chemin de fer
Henry Meylan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€694