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!
Gina Vor
Gestures
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$666
Christophe Hohler
Portrait 2
Christophe Hohler
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch
$2,220
Franz Roth
Das Zimmer im zweiten Stock / La chambre au deuxième étage
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$721
Das versteckte Paradis / Le paradis caché
Franz Roth
Painting - 60 x 80 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$721
Der Alptraum / Le cauchemar
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$644
Der Schauspieler / L'acteur
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$721
Der Toro / Le Toro
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$721
Achtung! / Attention!
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$721
La corrida / La corrida
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$644
Das Distelherz / Le cœur de chardon
Franz Roth
Painting - 125 x 200 cm Painting - 49.2 x 78.7 inch
Sold
Louis Soutter
Et il fut revêtu de pourpre
Louis Soutter
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 7.1 inch
Sold
Zdenka Palkovic
Désertique
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,776
Japanese Landscape
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 62 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,776
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Green Old Schoolboard with math Science Art Collection
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch
$2,275
Before and After, Science art on paper, Triptych Manuscript
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 90 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$800
The Beauty of Chaos 02
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 50 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
$800
Warped reality - Conceptual science art collection
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 130 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,775
Elegant minimalism
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch
$888
Shopping in Megacity, New York
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 50 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
$943
Conceptual emotional abstract painting with numbers
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch
$1,110
Wave Theory, Science Art Collection
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,220
Olivier Furter
Face II
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$1,443
Mensch III
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,332
Topographie Humaine II
Olivier Furter
Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,998
Leaving SF III
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$1,665
Remembering I
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$1,776
Henri Fehr
Etude de "La bataille de Näfels"
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 44 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
$628
Portrait de jeune fille
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,028
Danceuse
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.3 x 0 inch
$571
Étude d'homme au chapeau
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$800
Jeune femme allongée
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 64 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 25.2 x 0.1 inch
$697
Attablée au bar
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$686
Jeune femme
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$686
Melinda Infante
Grises @melindainfantes infante.ch
Melinda Infante
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$999
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
$3,622
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
$1,028
Xavier Albert Fiala
Fossile
Xavier Albert Fiala
Fine Art Drawings - 36.5 x 23 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.4 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
$674
Saint Michel Terrassant le dragon
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 49.7 x 38 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.6 x 15 x 0.2 inch
$1,131
L'homme assis
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 60.6 x 50.6 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.9 x 19.9 x 0.2 inch
$2,057
Petit orchéstre de rue avec accordéon et clarinette
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 64.5 x 54.7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.4 x 21.5 x 0.2 inch
$2,274
La Cathédrale
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 108.5 x 89 x 1 cm Painting - 42.7 x 35 x 0.4 inch
$1,120
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
$1,371
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
$720
Petite fille pensive
Emile-François Chambon
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 41.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch
$617
Portrait de Ludmilla Barta
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$1,143
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
$1,006
Les Sources, Collonges Bellerive, Genève
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$846
Blanche neige
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 27.5 x 35.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.8 x 14 x 0.2 inch
$1,325
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
$743