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!
Cinzia Hochstrasser
View into the Sunset
Cinzia Hochstrasser
Painting - 56 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 22 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,188 $1,860
Sunset in the Desert
Cinzia Hochstrasser
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,188 $1,860
Cold - Fire & A Flower
Cinzia Hochstrasser
Painting - 20 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,683
Elephant & People
Cinzia Hochstrasser
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,683
River of Soul
Cinzia Hochstrasser
Painting - 30 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,188 $1,860
Kid and the Elephants
Cinzia Hochstrasser
Painting - 50 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,963
Paul Mathey
Composition de Notre Dame
Paul Mathey
Painting - 29 x 41 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
$804
Vue sur la montagne
Paul Mathey
Painting - 55 x 65 x 0.3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,149
Nature morte aux pensées
Paul Mathey
Painting - 50.5 x 61.5 x 2 cm Painting - 19.9 x 24.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,253
L'Oiseau des Îles et les fleurs
Paul Mathey
Painting - 28.5 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 11.2 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$919
M. Thomas
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
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
Table fleurie et vue sur jardin
Georges Darel
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$747
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
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
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
$621
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
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
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
Pluie en Provence et oliviers
Marius Chambaz
Painting - 47 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 18.5 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
Sold
BYC
Keep calm and pray to Buddha
BYC
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,975
Fabien Gäng
Nature morte à la fleur
Fabien Gäng
Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$931
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
L’abattoir de Genève
Ellis Zbinden
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$4,039
Eugène Louis Martin
Jour de l'an 1937, fête au Jardin Anglais, Genève
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,379
Quai Gustav- Ador, la Neptune à Genève
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,161
Fête de la Restauration du 31 décembre, Genève
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 35 x 27.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.8 x 0.8 inch
$919
Paysage automnal
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 34 x 52 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.4 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch
$644
Balade avenue William Favre
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 40.5 x 26.5 x 1 cm Painting - 15.9 x 10.4 x 0.4 inch
$988
Vue depuis la vieille ville sur Genève
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$747
Paysage et verger
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$690