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!
Xanti Schawinsky
Jan K
J.P R.
Juliette Wegrzyk
sans titre
Juliette Wegrzyk
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$1,221
Saule
Juliette Wegrzyk
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$721
Saule
Juliette Wegrzyk
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$721
Sergio Cecchi
Marché de Plainpalais, Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 46.5 x 61.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.3 x 24.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,543
Mini golf animé au parc Château Banquet à Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,600
Depuis le quai des Eaux-Vives
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 40 x 58.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$857
La place du Molard animée, Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 81 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,657
Grand-Rue, Vielle Ville de Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 76 x 53 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch
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Vue sur la rade de Genève du jardin anglais
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 32.7 x 45.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.9 x 17.9 x 0.2 inch
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Place du Bourg-De-Four, Genève
Sergio Cecchi
Painting - 43 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 16.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Victoria Shani
Aero 82
Carl Albert Angst
Portrait d'enfant
Carl Albert Angst
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
$480
Portrait de bambin
Carl Albert Angst
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 23 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
$480
Nourrisson
Carl Albert Angst
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.3 x 0.1 inch
$480
Mère et enfant
Carl Albert Angst
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 25 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$743
Mise en beauté
Carl Albert Angst
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 26 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch
$766
Frédéric Goerg
Vue sur les toits
Frédéric Goerg
Painting - 36.8 x 36.8 x 2 cm Painting - 14.5 x 14.5 x 0.8 inch
$903
Campagne Genevoise
Frédéric Goerg
Painting - 65.5 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.8 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$594
Depuis le potager vue sur l'église de St François-de-Sales, Chêne-Bourg
Frédéric Goerg
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$606
La mise au tombeau du Christ
Frédéric Goerg
Painting - 100.5 x 81.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.6 x 32.1 x 1 inch
$2,468
Joseph Mittey
Coucher de soleil à Coutainville, France
Joseph Mittey
Painting - 16 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 6.3 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$743
Paysage au coucher de soleil
Joseph Mittey
Painting - 22 x 33.5 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch
$857
Albert Chavaz
Portrait de femme au foulard valaisan
Albert Chavaz
Painting - 44.7 x 37 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.6 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,257
Jeune fille
Albert Chavaz
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$903
La Nièce Véronique de Savièse, Valais
Albert Chavaz
Painting - 41 x 32 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,240
Valaisan au Verre de vin
Albert Chavaz
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 21.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,097
Portrait de dame
Albert Chavaz
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
$903
Jeune fille au rouge à lèvres
Albert Chavaz
Painting - 33 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
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Bouquet de pensées
Albert Chavaz
Painting - 33.5 x 25.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.2 x 10 x 0.1 inch
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