Barbara Raetsch (21 October 1936 – 10 November 2025) was a German painter.[1]
Barbara Raetsch | |
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 Portrait of Raetsch (1995) | |
| Born | 21 October 1936 Pirna, Gau Saxony, German Reich |
| Died | 10 November 2025 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Painter |
After finishing secondary school, she worked as a horticultural assistant before settling in Potsdam with her husband, Karl. She was a member of the Verband Bildender Künstler der DDR from 1977 to 1990 and used her converted cemetery and chapel in Potsdam as a studio and apartment until 2013.[2] In 2021, she received the Honorary Prize of the Minister-President of the State of Brandenburg, Dietmar Woidke.[3] Throughout her life, she was known as one of Potsdam's most influential artists.[4]
Raetsch died on 10 November 2025, at the age of 89.[5]
References
edit- ↑ Wachs, Thomas (13 November 2025). "Trauer in Potsdam: Künstlerin Barbara Raetsch ist tot". Märkische Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ Pfeiffer, Götz J. (15 July 2004). "Die Schätze der Maler". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ Jäger, Heidi (21 May 2021). "Ehrung für Barbara Raetsch: Die freigeistige Chronistin". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ Schneider, Lena (14 November 2023). "60 Jahre, 100 Meter: Barbara Raetschs Lebenswerk". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ Schneider, Lena (13 November 2025). "Sie schaute in Potsdams wunde Seele: Die Malerin Barbara Raetsch ist tot – ein Nachruf". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2025.