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3081 - RICCO (ERICH WASSMER)
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RICCO (ERICH WASSMER) (Basel 1915–1972 Ropraz) Alain. 1962. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower left: Ricco. 62. 60.5 × 73.5 cm. Provenance: - Private collection of Tilly Wassmer-Zurlinden, Küsnacht, received directly from the artist. - Private collection of Franz Wassmer, Ennetbaden, inherited from the above. - Private collection, Switzerland, since 2006. Exhibited: - Bern 1963, Christmas Exhibition of Bernese Painters and Sculptors, Kunsthalle Bern, December 7, 1963–January 19, 1964, no. 104. - Biel 1964, 25 Artists from Bern and Biel, Städtische Galerie, October 17–November 22, 1964, no. 68. - Bern 1964, Christmas Exhibition of Bernese Painters and Sculptors, Kunsthalle Bern, December 5, 1964–January 17, 1965, no. 3. - Bern 1965, 100 Years of GSMBA SPSAS. Anniversary Exhibition of the Society of Swiss Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, Kunstmuseum Bern, November 7–December 19, 1965, no. 270. - Aarau 1988, Ricco 1915–1972, Aargauer Kunsthaus, May 15–June 26, 1988 (verso with label). Bibliography: - Exhibition catalog *Christmas Exhibition of Bernese Painters and Sculptors*, Bern 1963, no. 104. - Exhibition catalog *Christmas Exhibition of Bernese Painters and Sculptors*, Bern 1964, no. 3. - Exhibition catalog *25 Artists from Bern and Biel*, Biel 1964, no. 68. - Exhibition catalog *100 Years of GSMBA SPSAS: Anniversary Exhibition of the Society of Swiss Painters, Sculptors, and Architects*, Bern 1965, p. 771, no. 270. - Max Altdorfer: Ricco. Catalog Raisonné. List of Paintings 1931–69, Bern 1969, p. 42 (ill.). - Marc-Joachim Wasmer: Ricco Wassmer 1915–1972. Catalogue raisonné of paintings and objects, Zurich 2015, p. 388, no. G 1962.06 (ill.).
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