Swiss Paintings

Painted by Hans Erni, one of Switzerland's most celebrated painters in the years after World War II, this oil on canvas picture from 1965 depicts a kneeling nude male figure overlapp...

Otto Pilny (Swiss, 1866-1936) A very fine orientalist oil on canvas "The Slave Market", depicting a desert scene with the offering of two female slaves. Signed and Dated (l/r): Otto Pilny, 1910. Canvas height: 31 1/2 inches (80 cm). Canvas width: 47 1/4 inches (120 cm). Frame height: 37 inches (94 cm). Frame width: 52 inches (132.1 cm). Previously offered at Christie's New York, 19th Century European Art, Sale 2521 on October 12, 2011, Lot 84. Latest Otto Pilny Sale: Christie's London - The Orientalist Sale including Works from the Najd Collection on 30 March 2021 - Lot 49 "Dance in the Desert" was sold for £100,800 ($138,500) There is not that much information about Otto Pilny who began his artistic education in Prague. Pilny also lived in Vienna and ended up settling in Zurich. Just like Ludwig Deutsch (1855-1935), Rudolf Ernst (1854-1932), and Carl Leopold Müller (1834-1892), Pilny was encouraged to travel abroad. During his two trips to Egypt, a favorite destination of the Austro-Hungarian school, the first one in 1889 and later en 1892, he acquired the taste of painting Orientalist scenes of Middle Eastern landscapes...

A charming oil on canvas genre painting depicting the innocence of youth, the subjects of this scene are two young children on a cherry farm. A young girl with light brown hair in pi...

Richly colored and stunningly beautiful, this 1920s depiction of a female figure in Classic Greek garb, her hair in a bun and her dress radiantly dyed candy-apple red, was painted by...

19th century Swiss mechanical clock painting circa 1820 This antique and unique clock painting is created in oil on metal circa 1820 in Switzerlan...

Oil on medium size panel by the Swiss painter Guy Dessauges. Made in the 1970s using his technique of superimposing "glazes" which gives the painting depth and a magnificent relief e...

Boldly conceived and painted, this depiction of a female nude whose breasts are echoed by the hat on her head and the geometric figures to her left, was made by Alexander Wilhelm de ...

Late 19thC Swiss oil painting of the Chateau de Chillon on Lake Geneva.

Mid-century colourful abstract oil on board, with an old plain wooden frame, Europe, anonymous, 1950's. Please note that we often have a much shorter handling time than advertised.

**Pair of 19th Century Allegorical Reverse Glass Paintings Depicting Saint Barbara** This remarkable pair of **19th-century allegorical reverse glass paintings** captures the vene...

Painting by the Swiss artist guy Dessauge done in the 70's / 80's using his technique of superimposing oil glazes in brown and violet tones. The painting will be accompanied by a cer...

Robert Gardelle portrait Swiss oil painting, 18th century, Switzerland. A portrait by painted Robert Gardelle. Signed a tergo / on the back R. Gardelle...

Jungfrau Massif - H. Heinen Technical information: Period: early 1900s Author: H. Heinen Technique: Oil on panel Dimensions: 61 cm x 85 cm (without frame) - 75 cm x 99 cm with antiq...

Original Watercolor Ski Poster "Pontresina" by Herbert Leupin (Swiss: 1916 - 1999), a watercolor and gouache painting original for one of Leupin's celeb...

Antique large oil painting Landscape by Gaudenz Taverna (1814-1878), Swiss, the 19century. The artwork is in very good vintage condition. There is a signature of the author. Dimens...

Oil on panel small size by the Swiss painter Guy Dessauges. Made in the 70's according to his technique of superimposing "glazes" which gives the painting...

This refined mid-century oil painting (canvas laid on hardboard) presents a timeless view of the Château de Neuchâtel overlooking Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, executed in a graceful ...

painting by Cortey de Bagnes representing as written directly on the painting "st francois de sales after the original portrait" Felix Cortey born and died in Chable and one of the g...

A stunning and exceptionally well executed pair of Swiss 18th century Baroque st. oil on oak paintings by Christian Stocklin. Each Architectural Capriccios ...

This striking abstract composition by Huck, dated 2006, features a refined interplay of color, texture, and gesture. A deep blue field contrasts with soft grey tones, while bold yell...

Dimensions: Unframed: 11-1/2 x 8-1/16 inches Framed: 17-1/8 x 12-7/8 inches Signed by the artist and dated ’64 in the lower right corner; inscribed in German: Zurich, Schweitz (Zurich, Switzerland) This unique work of art is a mixed-media collage on paper, where the artist had generously used his own pencil, gouache and watercolor drawing with a print cut-outs. Stanley R. Stangren (1928–2014) was an outstanding American jeweler, artist, sculptor and ceramist, residing in New York City. He worked in different styles and in different materials, including oils, watercolor, ceramic and stone sculptures; and fine jewelry. Stangren’s painting styles varied tremendously – from complete abstract works to Holocaust themes in the style of Georges Rouault and Hieronymus Bosch to portraits in the style of Moses and Raphael Soyer. He was also a passionate lover of the performing arts, and, as a young man, spent time studying dance at both the School of American Ballet and with Martha Graham. Although he worked with dance pioneers like Ms. Graham, Anna Sokolow and Charles Weidman, an injury prevented him from pursuing dance as a career. But he found other outlets for his artistic pursuits. In his youth, Stangrem attended the Brooklyn Museum School of Art, and graduated from the High School of Music and Art in New York City. He later studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Students League, Bard Colledge and in Europe. Stangren studied jewelry design in Europe, attending Staatlische Kunst Werkschule in Pforzheim, Germany and Kunstgewerbeschule der Stadt in Zurich, Switzerland. His jewelry and designs were received with great success. His combination of precious and semi-precious stones, high-karat gold and sterling silver, and exotic materials executed with outstanding workmanship in the abstract modernist style gave a unique aspect to his designs, the metalwork usually electroformed, cast, or fused in varying textures. After returning to New York in the later 1950s, Stangren opened and maintained a ceramic business in Trenton, New Jersey. Very few pieces of his work remain from this period. When he retired from the ceramics business, he spent much of his time enjoying the arts. He frequently attended Juilliard performances, including most of the opera and drama presentations at the School, and was especially fond of the dance concerts. The last 40 years of his life, he taught painting in the New York area and worked with Metropolitan Museum of Arts in developing annuities, for future acquisitions. In addition, Stangren left annuities for MoMa in support of educational programs and left, in his will or through his executors, art supplies for the Harlem School of Art and benefits for the Urban Assembly organization. Mr. Stangren's love for the arts and for the performances he was seeing at Juilliard inspired him to take his participation a step further and to establish charitable gift annuities with the School. "I realized what Juilliard offered me, being a passionate music lover, and I decided to give something back" he said. "What Juilliard achieves is remarkable. When I think of the prominent actors, dancers and musicians that have been educated there, I am always staggered. It is deeply financially satisfying to be able to give back to the School, while benefitting from it at the same time." The Juilliard School is not the only organization that Stanley Stangren...

oil on board, nature morte, signed Zwahlen. sold without a frame

Treasures of the Vatican: St. Peter's Basilica, The Vatican Museums and Galleries, The Treasure of St. Peter's, The Vatican Grottos and Necropolis, and The Vatican Palaces by Maurizi...

Swiss alp painting cow in alp land

19th century miniature Swiss oil painting on tin depicting the Legend of William Tell. Showing William Tell on bent knee aiming the crossbow at hi...

Decorative painting of Swiss alp

painting by Cortey de Bagnes signed back "peint par Cortey de Bagnes " representing as written directly on the painting "portrait of the Virgin Mary" Felix Cortey born and died in Ch...

Abstract Mixed-Media Art Piece by Urs Spaeti Switzerland 1985 A large abstract mixed media artwork with a rectangular wooden panel painted light blue as a base and a smaller, light-...

Antique oil painting on board, Alpine School (19th century), Switzerland river landscape with chapel and mountains, unsigned. The original Gilt wood frame with large 18 3/4 x 24 1/2 ...

19th century Folk Art Mechanical Clock Painting with a view of a square in a little town. Painted on wood panel in a gilded frame. Clock maker and artist unknown. Ca 1830 - 50, proba...

FRANÇOIS LOUIS FRITZ DE NIEDERHÄUSERN Switzerland, 1828-1888 A Rustic Chalet in the Swiss Mountains Oil on canvas Signed lower right "F de Niederhausern" 18 1/4" H x 23 1/2" W [fr...

Copy of a portrait in a classical style of the young Rospigliosi boy scion dressed as a member of the Swiss Guard; Two of four in a series

Small modern mixed media artwork. Painted on canvas on a wood stretcher, this artwork uses a plastic element to give depth and texture to the Artwork. The...

JJohann Rudolf Feyerabend (Swiss, 1779–1814) Still Life with Draughts Board Watercolour and Gouache on Paper, signed lower right A finely wrought cabinet still life in which Feyerabe...

Decorate a den, study or office with this large antique cow painting. Hand painted in Switzerland and set in the original carved gilt wood frame, ...

A pair of inscribed watercolors by the noted Swiss artist Werner Holenstein. They are a matched pair and one is signed with his customary monogram Ho and dated 1966. Framed in simple...

Arthur Aesbacher was a very interesting Swiss artist . He studied in Paris at the Académiede la Grande Chaumière with Fernand Ledger. He was part of the Nouveaux Réalistes Group but...

painting of a Swiss peasant woman

This rich tapestry of life in and around a quiet courtyard in North Africa -- with domes, towers and minarets in the distance, and a woman lingering on a balcony to one side -- was p...

One of a kind painting by the Swiss artist Hugo Cleis. Cleis began his artistic career with Swiss Expressionism, which featured social content, although in the mid-1940s his work fo...

A nice example of of the Swiss artist Werner Holenstein (1932-1985) earlier work. The landscape is signed and dated 66. The book does not accompany the painting, but shows how his st...

Jeune Femme et Costumes des Pierrots, Junge Frau mit Harlekin und pierrot, circa 1900. Richard Ranft. Painter of landscapes, engraver, illustrator and poster artist. (Swiss 1862-19...

A nice example of of the Swiss artist Werner Holenstein (1932 - 1985) earlier work. This bar Scene is signed and dated 65. The book does not accompany the painting, but shows how his...

Oil on panel in very large format by the Swiss painter Guy Dessauges. Made in 1982 according to his technique of superimposing "glazes" in a shade of grey...

Oil on cardboard by the Swiss painter Guy Dessauges. Made in 1986 using his technique of superimposing "glazes" which gives the painting an exceptional de...

Painting by the Swiss artist Guy Dessauge made in 1978 using his technique of superimposing "glazes" in multicoloured oil which gives the painting an effe...

About the painting “Small Inside" Work with strong contrasting lime and magenta colours in geometric shapes About the artist: Cecilia’s is working with all geometrical forms, lines and shadows. Her style developed to be clean and sharp forms in different combinations. Often they are in juxtaposition to create a three dimensional effect. Since two decades she has only painted in acrylic on canvas. Her art characteristics are uniform geometrical shapes with pristine borders, often in bold colours. Born in Sweden in 1954, Cecilia Setterdahl has always been painting from Swedish inspiration. Studied ascetics in High School and then went on to the Technical University of Lulea and graduated as a teacher. Moved to Stockholm and studied at the “Konstskolan” First exhibition 1988. Through a move to Neuchatel, Switzerland Cecilia continued her studies at the M-Art and Accademie Maximilien de Meuron. “Art Studio Bv5”, together with 4 other artists, she continued to work until moving to Dubai in 2015. Several part exhibitions in Neuchatel, Lausanne, Geneva, Brussels, London, New York, Hong Kong and Sweden. In the United Arab Emirates she has exhibited both acrylic paintings and hand- made carpets at Downtown Design...

Painting by the Swiss artist Guy Dessauges made in 1976 using his technique of superimposing "glazes" in multicoloured oil which gives the painting a beautiful effect of depth, a met...

Oil on panel by the Swiss painter Guy Dessauges. Made in the 70's using the artist's typical "glazing" technique which gives the painting a beautiful dept...

Oil on medium size panel by the Swiss painter Guy Dessauges. Made in the 70's / 80's using his technique of superimposing "glazes" which gives the paintin...

Jeune Femme et Costumes des Pierrots, Junge Frau mit Harlekin und pierrot, circa 1900. Richard Ranft. Painter of landscapes, engraver, illustrator and poster artist. (Swiss 1862–19...

Painting by the Swiss painter Guy Dessauges created in the 70s and 80s using his technique of superimposing "glazes" in multicoloured oil, which gives the painting an effect of movem...