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Lot 6438 - ibid154 Swiss Art - online only - Wednesday, 24. September 2025, 10.00 AM

RAPHAEL RITZ

(Brig 1829–1894 Sitten)
A group of children. 1860.
Oil on paper laid on board.
Barely legibly signed and dated lower right: R. Ritz May 1860.
32.5 × 40 cm (visible dimensions).

Provenance:
- Private collection of M. Naef-Ritz, Herrliberg, received directly from the artist.
- Thence by descent.

Exhibited:
- Zurich 1899, Kollektiv-Ausstellung von R. Ritz der Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, Kunsthaus Zürich, Sep–Oct 1899, no. 6.
- Sion 1929, Jahrhundertfeier-Ausstellung, Casino Sion, no. 35.

Literature:
Walter Puppen: Raphael Ritz (1829–1894). Das künstlerische Werk, Sion 1972, p. 91, no. 73.

Conditionreport:
The work is overall in good condition. The paper is mounted on board and framed. The paint surface is slightly soiled and somewhat thin, with various traces of ageing (see photo). No retouching is visible under UV light.

CHF 4 000 / 7 000 | (€ 4 120 / 7 220)

Sold for CHF 4 025 (including buyer's premium)