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!
Luana Sallustio
Little Secret II
Luana Sallustio
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,468
Little Secret III
Luana Sallustio
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,468
Monica Bellucci
Luana Sallustio
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,590
Fabien Gäng
Georges Darel
Portrait d'homme à la moustache
Georges Darel
Painting - 41.5 x 33.5 x 2 cm Painting - 16.3 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch
$919
Pêcheur au bord de l'Arve
Georges Darel
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$977
Nature morte à la pipe
Georges Darel
Painting - 44.5 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.5 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch
$667
Nature morte à la pipe 2
Georges Darel
Painting - 44 x 24.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.3 x 9.6 x 0.2 inch
$667
Rémy Badan
Emile-François Chambon
La dame au camée
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 33 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,379
Portrait de jeune fille
Emile-François Chambon
Fine Art Drawings - 34.5 x 24.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.6 x 9.6 x 0.1 inch
$724
Jeune femme blonde de profil
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 35 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,011
Portrait de Ludmilla Barta
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$1,149
Blanche neige
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 27.5 x 35.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.8 x 14 x 0.2 inch
$1,333
Les Sources, Collonges Bellerive, Genève
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$850
Femme et enfant posant
Emile-François Chambon
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
$747
Femme nue de dos
Emile-François Chambon
Fine Art Drawings - 42.5 x 31 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.7 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch
$632
Palmi Marzaroli
Vent sur le lac (PM01)
Palmi Marzaroli
Painting - 32 x 32 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,458
Paysage avec lac (PM08)
Palmi Marzaroli
Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$1,515
Paysage d'or (PM09)
Palmi Marzaroli
Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$1,515
Soleil couchant (PM10)
Palmi Marzaroli
Painting - 32 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$1,963
Zone blanche (PM11)
Palmi Marzaroli
Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$1,515
Marius Chambaz
Bord de l'Aire, Genève
Marius Chambaz
Painting - 24 x 31 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 12.2 x 0.2 inch
$701
Mazots au pied du Cervin
Marius Chambaz
Painting - 33 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$919
Près des Tuileries avec vue sur lac et le Salève
Marius Chambaz
Painting - 22 x 27.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.8 x 0.1 inch
$758
Bouquet aux fleurs jaunes
Marius Chambaz
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$690
La montée d'escalier
Marius Chambaz
Painting - 25 x 31 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Alexandre Rochat
Bouquet de fleurs et vase en verre
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$690
Nature morte à la pipe et aux fruits
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 33 x 36 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 14.2 x 0.8 inch
$736
L'Usine à Châtelaine
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$758
Barques dans la rade de Genève
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 50 x 61.5 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24.2 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Nature morte aux pommes et poires
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 15.5 x 23 x 0.5 cm Painting - 6.1 x 9.1 x 0.2 inch
Sold
BYC
Ellis Zbinden
La touareg du Sahara
Ellis Zbinden
Painting - 50 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$3,366
Paysage de chine sur des radeaux en bambou
Ellis Zbinden
Painting - 47 x 67 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.5 x 26.4 x 0 inch
$12,117 $7,270
Le bouquet joyeux
Ellis Zbinden
Painting - 59.5 x 48.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.4 x 19.1 x 0 inch
$6,058