Paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, prints, videos, installations, new media from 1805 to present day.
Status of collection:John M Armleder
Beat Streuli
Renate Buser
Thomas Huber
Shirana Shahbazi
Silvia Bächli
Claudio Moser
Prix Pictet
Founded by the Pictet Group in 2008, the prize of CHF 100,000 awarded to the photographer who, in the opinion of the independent jury, has produced a series of work that speaks most powerfully to the theme of the award.
The Prix Pictet was awarded to the following:
Richard Mosse (Space, 2017)
Valérie Belin (Disorder, 2015)
Michael Schmidt (Consumption, 2014)
Luc Delahaye (Power, 2012)
Mitch Epstein (Growth, 2011)
Nadav Kander (Earth, 2009)
Benoit Aquin (Water, 2008)
Launch year:
1805
International presence:
26 offices, in 17 different countries : the Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom
Profile of the company:
Founded in Geneva in 1805, Pictet is today one of Europe's leading independent wealth and asset managers, with more than CHF 421 billion in assets under management or custody at 30 September 2014. The Pictet Group is owned and managed by eight partners with principles of ownership and succession that have remained unchanged since foundation. These principles encourage a spirit of collegial management and entrepreneurship, a long-term vision and commitment by the Partners as well as a prudent risk management policy. This policy is expressed in a high liquidity coverage ratio which reflects our conservative balance sheet policies. Furthermore, the Group's equity level is well in excess of the Swiss legal requirements, among the most stringent in the world. The Pictet Group, headquartered in Geneva, employs more than 3,600 people. It is also present in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Basel, Brussels, Dubai, Florence, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Lausanne, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Montreal, Munich, Nassau, Osaka, Paris, Rome, Singapore, Taipei, Tel Aviv, Turin, Tokyo and Zurich.
Annual revenue:
Not disclosed
Number of employees:
More than 3,800 people