Barbara Raetsch
Barbara Raetsch (21 October 1936 – 10 November 2025) was a German painter. After finishing secondary school, she worked as a horticultural assistant before settling in Potsdam with her husband, Karl Raetsch. 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.
Barbara Raetsch
Karl Raetsch · Katalog Karl Raetsch. Gemälde, Aquarell, Grafik, Berlin 1995 · Public domain
- Name
- Barbara Raetsch
- Born
- 21 October 1936
- Birthplace
- Pirna, Gau Saxony, German Reich
- Died
- 10 November 2025
- Occupation
- Painter
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
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Barbara Raetsch (21 October 1936 – 10 November 2025) was a German painter. After finishing secondary school, she worked as a horticultural assistant before settling in Potsdam with her husband, Karl Raetsch. 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.
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In 2021, she received the Honorary Prize of the Minister-President of the State of Brandenburg, Dietmar Woidke. Throughout her life, she was known as one of Potsdam's most influential artists. Raetsch died on 10 November 2025, at the age of 89.
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• Name — Barbara Raetsch • Born — 21 October 1936 • Birthplace — Pirna, Gau Saxony, German Reich • Died — 10 November 2025 • Occupation — Painter
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- 1.Wachs, Thomas. Trauer in Potsdam: Künstlerin Barbara Raetsch ist tot. Märkische Allgemeine. 13 November 2025.
- 2.Pfeiffer, Götz J. Die Schätze der Maler. Der Tagesspiegel. 15 July 2004.
- 3.Jäger, Heidi. Ehrung für Barbara Raetsch: Die freigeistige Chronistin. Der Tagesspiegel. 21 May 2021.
- 4.Schneider, Lena. 60 Jahre, 100 Meter: Barbara Raetschs Lebenswerk. Der Tagesspiegel. 14 November 2023.
- 5.Schneider, Lena. Sie schaute in Potsdams wunde Seele: Die Malerin Barbara Raetsch ist tot – ein Nachruf. Der Tagesspiegel. 13 November 2025.
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