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!
M.Chat
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
$670
Angelo Garbo
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
$2,233
lithographie originale "Il se passe quelque chose dans le ciel"
Christophe Hohler
Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch
$826
Joëlle Cabanne
Paysage recomposé n°4
Joëlle Cabanne
Photography - 32.5 x 24 x 3 cm Photography - 12.8 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,786
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
$726
Das versteckte Paradis / Le paradis caché
Franz Roth
Painting - 60 x 80 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$726
Der Alptraum / Le cauchemar
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$647
Der Schauspieler / L'acteur
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$726
Achtung! / Attention!
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$726
Der Toro / Le Toro
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 90 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$726
La corrida / La corrida
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$647
Das Distelherz / Le cœur de chardon
Franz Roth
Painting - 125 x 200 cm Painting - 49.2 x 78.7 inch
Sold
Dasha Pogodina
Let's keep them for ourselves
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$1,451 $1,306
While waiting call for dinner
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
It’s time for walking, mom
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
$1,005
Look at this beauty, honey
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
Ukrainian Christmas
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 125 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,177
Sister, do you remember sea?
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$1,563
David Renggli
Desire Painting (Alamy / Venice)
David Renggli
Painting - 114.5 x 87.5 x 6 cm Painting - 45.1 x 34.4 x 2.4 inch
$17,302
Relation of wishing and paying
David Renggli
Painting - 118.5 x 93.5 x 4 cm Painting - 46.7 x 36.8 x 1.6 inch
$14,177
Desire Painting (Alamy / Tom)
David Renggli
Painting - 125 x 95.5 x 6 cm Painting - 49.2 x 37.6 x 2.4 inch
$18,865
Benoît Singy
De la griffe et de l’ether 03
Benoît Singy
Painting - 213 x 69 cm Painting - 83.9 x 27.2 inch
$1,786
De la griffe et de l’ether 02
Benoît Singy
Painting - 213 x 69 cm Painting - 83.9 x 27.2 inch
$1,786
Gammes Matinales Mai 2022 - 03
Benoît Singy
Painting - 67 x 50 cm Painting - 26.4 x 19.7 inch
$1,005
Gammes Matinales Mai 2022 - 01
Benoît Singy
Painting - 63 x 50 cm Painting - 24.8 x 19.7 inch
$1,005
René Guinand
Fête en vieille ville, Genève
René Guinand
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,807
Portrait de Wien
René Guinand
Painting - 41.5 x 34 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.3 x 13.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,052
Un jardin à la Queue d'Arve
René Guinand
Painting - 53 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,087
Paysage à la Belotte, Genève, Lac Léman
René Guinand
Painting - 62 x 81.5 x 2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 32.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,212
Albert Jakob Welti
Paysage campagnard
Albert Jakob Welti
Painting - 40.5 x 32 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.9 x 12.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,121
Jean Jacques Boimond
Peintre et jardinier en plein travail
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 37 x 18 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14.6 x 7.1 x 0.2 inch
$743
Paysage de Moneuse
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 24 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
$606
Triangle du Tacul
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 34 x 24.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13.4 x 9.6 x 0.8 inch
$858
L'Aiguille du Midi
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 71.5 x 49 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.1 x 19.3 x 0.2 inch
$801
Composition abstrait
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 64 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$824
Fleurs blanches et pinceaux
Jean Jacques Boimond
Painting - 55.5 x 38.5 x 2 cm Painting - 21.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 inch
$641