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!
Anahit Gyurjyan
Blue With Collage
Anahit Gyurjyan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
€1,200
Wio Karstens
Constructions 02_02_2023
Wio Karstens
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch
€2,600
Geometry vs colors 01_02_2023
Wio Karstens
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,150
Geometry vs colors 04_02_2023
Wio Karstens
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,150
Geometry vs colors 02_02_2023
Wio Karstens
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,150
Constructions 01_02_2023
Wio Karstens
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch
€2,600
Geometry vs colors 03_02_2023
Wio Karstens
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,150
Nataliia Salamatova
Games of Imagination
Nataliia Salamatova
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€4,900
Above the clouds
Nataliia Salamatova
Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€6,500
Development Puzzels
Nataliia Salamatova
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€8,000
Victories and defeats
Nataliia Salamatova
Painting - 58 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 22.8 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
€8,000
Sabrina Jeannine Rahn
Timeless thought
Sabrina Jeannine Rahn
Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€1,610
Cream River
Sabrina Jeannine Rahn
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,482
Lake Hillier
Sabrina Jeannine Rahn
Painting - 39 x 37 x 4 cm Painting - 15.4 x 14.6 x 1.6 inch
€1,432
Out of my mind
Sabrina Jeannine Rahn
Painting - 50 x 49 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.3 x 1.6 inch
€1,322
Healing Energy
Sabrina Jeannine Rahn
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€2,090
Nina Schipoff
Stubborn optimiste
Nina Schipoff
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
€1,500
Stubborn optimiste (1)
Nina Schipoff
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
€1,000
Stubborn optimiste (2)
Nina Schipoff
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
€1,500
Stubborn optimiste (3)
Nina Schipoff
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
€1,500
Stubborn optimiste 4
Nina Schipoff
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
€1,500
Smash137
Peter Wüthrich
Mady Epstein
Composition abstraite
Mady Epstein
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,387
Portrait du poète russe Ivanov
Mady Epstein
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,142
Vue sur Genève, le Jura et le lac depuis Cologny
Mady Epstein
Painting - 28 x 35 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
€928
Portrait jeune homme
Mady Epstein
Painting - 60.5 x 47.5 x 2 cm Painting - 23.8 x 18.7 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Portrait homme à barbe
Mady Epstein
Painting - 45 x 38 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 15 x 0.2 inch
Sold
Louis Henri Salzmann
Paysage de la campagne genevoise et du Jura
Louis Henri Salzmann
Painting - 50 x 61 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.4 inch
€619
Bouquet près de la fenêtre
Louis Henri Salzmann
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
€662
Chalet en montagne
Louis Henri Salzmann
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€822
Bouquet de fleurs
Louis Henri Salzmann
Painting - 39.5 x 34.5 x 2 cm Painting - 15.6 x 13.6 x 0.8 inch
€534
Deux roses en vase
Louis Henri Salzmann
Painting - 46 x 33 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.1 inch
€608
Vue du lac Léman et Dents du Midi
Louis Henri Salzmann
Painting - 60.5 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.8 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,134
Dos de femme nue assise
Louis Henri Salzmann
Painting - 55 x 45 x 0.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
€907
Adrien Holy
Jeune femme en costume folklorique
Adrien Holy
Painting - 53 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
€1,931
La place animée et la Piazza Governo, à Bellinzone
Adrien Holy
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,152
Jean Verdier
Bouquet rose et la canne au pommeau d'argent
Jean Verdier
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
€630
Café Monti, Chêne-Bourg Genève
Jean Verdier
Painting - 38 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€619
Drapeau Français, miche de pain et bouteille de vin
Jean Verdier
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Les anémones et l’œillet blanc
Jean Verdier
Painting - 27 x 22 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.2 inch
Sold
Benjamin II Vautier
Bouquet et livres
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
€822
Le forgeron dans son atelier
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,067
Cathédrale Saint Pierre, Haut de vieille ville Genève
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,099
Vue de campagne Sionnet, Genève
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 32.5 x 41 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.8 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch
€747
Fleurs en vase au napperon
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€768
Eglise de Saint Pietro, Avigliana
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 52 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 20.5 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,035
Nature morte et parchemin rouge
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 41 x 32.7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.9 x 0.2 inch
€640
La Tentation
Benjamin II Vautier
Painting - 67 x 66.5 x 2 cm Painting - 26.4 x 26.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,814