Markus Raetz

Markus Raetz 1941 - 2020 Keep smiling. 1966. Mixed media. Synthetic resin on a wooden panel with four glued-on plywood elements. Signed and dated “July 12, Dec. 7 1966” on the reverse. 90.8 x 101 x 14 cm (35.7 x 39.7 x 5.5 in). [EH]. • Markus Raetz is one of Switzerland’s most significant contemporary artists. • His artworks require the viewer to engage with the entire space and thus to move through it. • In 2023, the Kunstmuseum Bern will dedicate a comprehensive retrospective to him. • Participant in documenta 4 (1968), documenta 5 (1972), and documenta 7 (1982). • In 1988, Markus Raetz presented his work at the Swiss Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. PROVENANCE: Galerie Felix Handschin, Basel. Private collection, Germany (1967, from the above) Galerie Haas, Berlin Swiss collection (2018, from the above). EXHIBITION: Markus Raetz. Works 1960–1986, Kunsthaus Zürich, June 12–August 17, 1986; Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne, December 7, 1986–January 4, 1987; Moderna Museet, Stockholm, April 25–June 7, 1987, cat. no. 34. LITERATURE: Online catalogue raisonné, SIKARTLEXIKON: recherche.sik-isea.ch/de/sik:work-14196819/in/catalogues.raetz/work/tiles?0.0.type=work&0.0.q=Keep%20Smiling&0.type=work (accessed Oct. 12, 2026). - - Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, June 19, 2014, lot 732 (with color illustration). Galerie Haas, Berlin/Zurich, 2016, cat. p. 67 (with color illustration). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 14.14 h +/- 20 min.

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